by Barrett Owen | May 29, 2020 | Opinion
Pentecost is here! It is the week we remember the events from Acts 2 when the Spirit-promised becomes the Spirit-provided. The story goes like this: Jesus ascends into heaven and his presence is replaced by the Holy Spirit when it descends like tongues of fire on all...
by Barrett Owen | May 5, 2020 | Opinion
One of the greatest Baptist distinctives is the priesthood of all believers. The Apostle Peter refers to a holy priesthood in 1 Peter 2:5, and Martin Luther is the earliest thinker and church leader to use this phrase, suggesting that all Christians are, in fact,...
by Barrett Owen | Mar 30, 2020 | Opinion
We are in our third week of social distancing, and things are getting worse. Last Monday in Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced schools would not reopen. While this is the right decision, it is an absolute blow to our collective consciousness that spirals us even...
by Barrett Owen | Jan 6, 2020 | Opinion
Magi from the East travel, kneel, worship and present three gifts to baby Jesus: gold, the gift of kings; frankincense, the gift of divinity; and myrrh, the spice for burial. This familiar narrative, found in Matthew 2, is the focal text for Epiphany (Jan. 6), which...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Feb 15, 2017 | News
Barrett Owen is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Virginia, and a Baptist Center for Ethics board member. 1. Where did you grow up? Cross Plains, Tennessee, 30 miles north of Nashville. 2. What is your favorite verse, book or story in the Bible?...
