by Craig Nash | Mar 29, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
In the Christian tradition I was raised in, the events of Good Friday were reduced to a transaction. “He paid a debt he did not owe/ I owed a debt I could not pay” were the lyrics to a song we sang that summed it all up. That way of understanding the reasons for the...
by Jarrod Hubbard | Mar 28, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
“He was wounded for our transgressions; he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5-8). If you grew up in a black Baptist church like I did, you probably heard this passage from the...
by John D. Pierce | Apr 12, 2022 | Opinion
An insight picked up somewhere many years ago has stayed with me — especially when considering the cruel cross of Jesus which looms on the horizon of our spiritual journey. Societies seek to oppose and eliminate that which is considered below the acceptable standards...
by Mitch Randall | Dec 19, 2019 | Opinion
Like many of my fellow Americans, I watched the impeachment debate held on the floor of the United States House of Representatives yesterday. The debate unfolded quite like I anticipated, as Democrats argued for impeachment while Republicans offered opposition.... by Randy Hyde | Nov 1, 2012 | General
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on October 28, 2012. Psalm 34:1-10, 19-22; Hebrews 7:23-28 It started as a normal day for the Philistine king whose name was Achish. Lately, things had been fairly calm in his...