Author Archives: brentsummerhill

Yes, I have cancer and carotid artery disease. But I’m okay. Really. It all started in mid-August with what appears to have been a migraine episode. And then two weeks later another episode. With all of this came headaches and, … Continue reading →

Frankly, it’s overwhelming. Not the Coronavirus, though that’s stressful enough. No, all the talk is overwhelming. The flood of opinions from political experts, medical experts, and church experts is overwhelming. I don’t want to check my twitter feed anymore. Yes, … Continue reading →

Thursday, March 12, 2020 Dear Members of Bella Vista Baptist Church and the Bella Vista Community: As we continue to monitor the spread of the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, I want to update you regarding our plans at Bella Vista Baptist … Continue reading →

This morning I announced my resignation as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve Christ and his church here, and for the people and friendships who have blessed my life. … Continue reading →

In my flesh, I’m hoping for a teary-eyed, snotty-nosed funeral that drags on for hours as people mourn my passing with long stories of what a great preacher, husband, father, and grandfather (fingers crossed) I was. Maybe there’ll be a … Continue reading →

The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at … Continue reading →

He had been duly warned by God through Neco that engaging in this battle would be his ruin. Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to … Continue reading →

In his days Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt went up to the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. King Josiah went to meet him, and Pharaoh Neco killed him at Megiddo, as soon as he saw him. (2 Kings … Continue reading →

Scripture says of Josiah: “Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to the law of Moses nor did any … Continue reading →