Religion
Alice Mann, senior consultant with the Alban Institute, speaks Monday during a workshop at the Small Church Leadership Institute at Mount Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center in Fayetteville.
Photo by Andy Shupe
Communities of faith: Caring for Creation is conference focus
FAYETTEVILLE — A Caring for Creation conference will be held April 16-18 at Mount Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center, 150 N.W. Skyline Drive. Read More »
Muslim denied relief agency job
SEATTLE — Saad Mohammad Ali had volunteered for six months at World Relief, helping the agency resettle arriving Iraqi refugees, when a manager suggested he apply for an Arabic-speaking caseworker job. Read More »
TELL ME ABOUT IT: Men can’t change culture, but can change themselves
WASHINGTON — DEAR CAROLYN: I thought you were right on in your answer to B. from Maine (about who pays for dates, Feb. 9). Read More »
NEWS BRIEFS: Clergy protest rule on homeless camp
MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Clergy on Mercer Island say the city’s new rules about the roving homeless encampment known as Tent City violate their religious freedoms. Read More »
Walton grants boost young churches
LITTLE ROCK — A gift from Arkansas’ best-known philanthropists is helping shape the future of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., one congregation at a time. Read More »
In the flow
Church’s water fast to benefit Haiti pours participants’ focus into sacrificing for others
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Members of First United Methodist Church in Springdale are on a cola and coffee fast for Haiti. At least one day a week until Easter, they’re drinking only water. Read More »
RELIGION NOTES
The Rev. Jay Edwards and Friends will present “A Message Through Music” at Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Bentonville at 7 p.m. March 20. Edwards is a saxophonist who will play jazzy gospel. A love offering will be taken. Information: 464-5070. Read More »
Moving Into The Future
SMALL CHURCH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE EQUIPS PASTORS FOR CHANGE
FAYETTEVILLE — Trinity United Methodist Church formed as a congregation in 1959. Located near the University of Arkansas, it was a neighborhood church, made up mainly of local homeowners. Read More »
Mount Sequoyah To Host Caring For Creation
The third annual Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center will bring members of the faith community together to learn how they can become better caretakers of the Earth. Read More »
COMMENTARY Pastor Celebrates 70 Years
ANDREW HALL RECALLS JOURNEY THROUGH LIFELONG MINISTRY
On a cold Sunday afternoon in February 1940, an ordination council met at First Baptist Church in Little Rock to ordain me and two other young men to the gospel ministry. Read More »
Talk Slated For April 17 On Islam-Christian Relations
Dr. Paul Maier, the Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University, will speak at Bella Vista Lutheran Church on April 17. Read More »
Lent Similar To Spring Training
FALL SUCCESS DEMANDS EARLY DISCIPLINE
“He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” — Mark 1:13 Can you believe that it’s only a few weeks before the Razorbacks football team will commence spring training? The crash of helmets and shoulder pads against one another may not be audible from my home or yours, but we’ll all hear about it from every sportscaster not only in Northwest Arkansas, but from Texarkana to Helena and even down to Lake Village. I love sports, but I’m sure glad I was born a female. In my family, if I’d been a boy I’d have played football. And I think that spring training would have just about killed me. Read More »
Couple Called As Co-Pastors Of Fayetteville First United Presbyterian Church
The congregation of First United Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville has called the Rev. Dr. Phil Butin and the Rev. Jan Butin to serve as co-pastors. They began their service to the congregation on March 1. Read More »
FAITH MATTERS Lent Similar To Spring Training
FALL SUCCESS DEMANDS EARLY DISCIPLINE
“He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” — Mark 1:13 Can you believe that it’s only a few weeks before the Razorbacks football team will commence spring training? The crash of helmets and shoulder pads against one another may not be audible from my home or yours, but we’ll all hear about it from every sportscaster not only in Northwest Arkansas, but from Texarkana to Helena and even down to Lake Village. I love sports, but I’m sure glad I was born a female. In my family, if I’d been a boy I’d have played football. And I think that spring training would have just about killed me. Read More »
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW
LITTLE ROCK — Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day. The famous patron saint of Ireland wasn’t actually Irish. Patrick was born in 385 in Roman Britain, but was captured by Irish raiders as a slave and carried off to Ireland. After escaping, he eventually became a bishop and a missionary in his adopted land. — Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary Read More »