Paul wrote to the church at Thessalonica: “Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love… Continue Reading
I find myself just thinking about the world dilemma as the nations face the Covid-19 virus. Fear, unrest, panic and even anger are but a few of the emotions seen every day in our country. Sunday, I shared a… Continue Reading
In this article, I want to call attention to the mission and ministries of New Testament churches. Baptist churches, and in particular BMA of Arkansas churches, exist to carry out Christ’s commission, in obedience to His command. Our… Continue Reading
In the previous article, I wrote about the scriptural identity of a New Testament church with regard to the mode of baptism, which biblically is immersion. Today, I focus attention to the polity of a Bible-based church. Polity is… Continue Reading
I was just thinking about a question I’ve been asked hundreds of times — “Tom, why are you a Baptist?” That’s a fair question, especially since there are so many different denominations from which to choose. For a… Continue Reading
I was just thinking about how sad it is that around the world the printed page is disappearing as long-established newspapers have folded. That caused me to think how blessed we are that the Baptist Trumpet remains a viable… Continue Reading
I was just thinking… BMA of Arkansas Missions has been greatly blessed and has been a tremendous blessing to the state association. Terminology has changed over the years, but the mission of this ministry has not. The endeavors… Continue Reading
I have been just thinking about the blessings that many young people have received over the years because our state association felt that they were important enough to have a ministry just for them. The need for fellowship… Continue Reading
In the next four articles, I will share with you some of my thoughts about the four ministries owned and supported by the BMA of Arkansas. I begin with this one focusing on Central Baptist College in Conway. (By… Continue Reading
I was just thinking — our BMA of Arkansas is 70 years old. Many who cast the vision, blazed the trail and set the examples for us have already received their heavenly promotions. In each instance, someone came behind… Continue Reading