by Preston Clegg | Jun 2, 2020 | Opinion
Becoming a community of peacemakers is the calling of Christians worldwide. Second Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas, where I serve as pastor, has made this a primal impulse of our life together over the past seven years. But occasionally, we must stop and...
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 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 Tony W. Cartledge | May 27, 2020 | News
Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), announced that leaders will celebrate Pentecost amid the pandemic by hosting a “virtual global BWA worship service” on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. Both services will feature a short message...
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...