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September 16, 2023One of the Quakers' testimonies, or basic principles, is the practice of integrity.
by Maya Porter Faith Matters September 16, 2023BENTON COUNTY
September 16, 2023"I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me," (Psalm 3:5).
by Chestine Sims Jr. Special to The Commercial September 15, 2023Shackled by nearly $700,000 in debt and facing a spike in interest rates, worshippers at Lakewood United Methodist Church in North Little Rock asked God this y…
by Frank E. Lockwood September 9, 2023In a park overlooking a former Little Rock abortion clinic, Catholic Bishop Anthony Taylor and other opponents of legalized abortion will gather today to mark …
by Frank E. Lockwood September 9, 2023For the first time since its founding in 1866, Little Rock's Congregation B'nai Israel has hired a student cantor to help lead its sacred music on an ongoing b…
by Frank E. Lockwood September 9, 2023Eight months after the launch of The Vine @ Cabot, it now has a sister congregation in Pulaski County.
by Frank E. Lockwood September 9, 2023In terms of Islamic doctrine, alcohol is "haram," or forbidden, and the Quran is blunt: "O ye who believe! Strong drink and games of chance and idols and divin…
by Terry Mattingly September 9, 2023ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SERVICES
September 9, 2023Benton County
by April Wallace September 9, 2023I have confessed in this column before that my first dream in life was to have fun...hence my comrades, named the "Filthy Four," were engaged in all kinds of d…
by H.D. McCarty Faith Matters September 9, 2023Everyone needs peace. Peace is something Jesus brings us, as He is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). His peace has no end (Isaiah 9:7). As I stared at the word…
by Stephen Harrison Special to The Commercial September 8, 2023For the first time ever, Arkansas Episcopalians banded together Sunday to observe the Feast of Simeon Bachos, the Ethiopian Eunuch. Later they discussed ongoin…
by Frank E. Lockwood September 2, 2023Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and members of other faiths will gather Thursday for an Interfaith Service of Prayer and Remembrance at St. Mark's…
by Frank E. Lockwood September 2, 2023