by Jim Hopkins | May 28, 2020 | Opinion
The birthday of the Christian church will be celebrated around the world this weekend. Among the beautiful promises of Jesus found in the gospels are the words from John 14:16 when the paraclete is promised to Christians. The Greek “paraclete” is translated into...
by Kelly Moreland Jones | Oct 14, 2019 | Opinion
Can you hear it? That intrusive, loud Spirit-call? She began whispering many years ago but has been downright obnoxious lately. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Seminarians began with a gentle mindfulness exercise led by Patrick...
by Barry Howard | Jun 7, 2019 | Opinion
Pentecost was on my mind as I drove across the Tennessee River and caught a glimpse of a marina populated with yachts, fishing boats, speedboats and a few sailboats. It was a picturesque scene of colorful sailboats gliding across the backwater as they were powered by...
by Carra Greer | Jun 6, 2019 | Opinion
With Pentecost around the corner, I think it’s time we address the third wheel of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. We seem to have a clear explanation for who God is and who Jesus was, even though I doubt anyone really has those answers pinned down with 100% accuracy. If...
by Molly T. Marshall | May 25, 2018 | Opinion
Baptists – and other ecclesial kin – have been a bit suspicious of the Spirit. In a conference in a church in Missouri a few years ago, I asked persons to write down their questions about the Holy Spirit. One honest soul wrote, “Can the Holy Spirit...
