Religion
Newly elected Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber wasn't raised in a megachurch. His early leadership lessons can be traced to country churches, …
by Frank E. Lockwood June 25, 2022Religious Americans are deeply divided in their views on abortion, and reactions from faith leaders ranged from elation to anger after the U.S. Supreme Court o…
by DAVID CRARY The Associated Press June 25, 2022Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church will pause Sunday to honor the longest-serving member of its ministry team.
by Frank E. Lockwood June 25, 2022Over the past half-century, debates over homosexuality have divided many of the world's largest Christian bodies.
by Frank E. Lockwood June 25, 2022The massacre occurred during a Sunday Mass, but it wasn't an ordinary Sunday -- this was the great feast of Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter season.
by TERRY MATTINGLY June 25, 2022ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SERVICES
June 25, 2022You'll recognize this trope. The firebrand preacher stalks to-and-fro across his dais, an open Bible draped over one hand, his tie raked loose, sweat dripping …
by Paul Prather June 25, 2022On a wall in Richard Solberg's den in Bella Vista is a chronicle in photographs of the life he has shared with his wife, Val. The couple are pictured in Salzbu…
by Becca Martin-Brown June 25, 2022Benton County
by Becca Martin-Brown June 25, 2022There's a phenomenon emerging that gives me hope. It is a sign of the evolution of humanity, despite the headlines. There are global movements arising that are…
by JUDI NEAL Faith Matters June 25, 2022Most of my counseling deals with communication and conflict in relationships. Did you know that 50% of wives say their husbands don't talk to them enough? Twen…
by Stephen Harrison Special to The Commercial June 24, 2022NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH, 321 N. Birch St., will present its annual Women’s Day on Sunday and the community is invited to attend. At 11 a.m. the speaker will be Ja…
by Special to The Commercial June 24, 2022Pope Francis may have canceled his trip to Congo because of his bad knee, but he got a visit from one of Congo's brightest basketball stars, who briefed him on…
by The Associated Press June 23, 2022The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that religious schools can't be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that co…
by The Associated Press June 21, 2022With a sweet face and arms full of ribbons and flowers, she smiles across a century from the pages of the Arkansas Gazette. She isn't looking at us. She was th…
by Celia Storey June 20, 2022