ERLC appoints Nathan Finn as senior fellow

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has hired Nathan A. Finn to serve as a senior fellow with an emphasis on matters related to religious liberty. Finn is a professor of faith and culture at North Greenville University in Tigerville, S.C., where he also serves as executive director of the Institute […]

Why Don’t We Pray? Look in the Mirror

Prayerlessness is a lack of faith in Christ “I will lift my eyes to the hills — from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Ps. 121:1-2, NKJV). Any time you begin to look at yourself, lift your eyes to the hills, and then keep looking up […]

The Privilege of Prayer: Are Unanswered Prayers a Gift From God?

Pray and leave the results to God’s wisdom In 1990, country music mega-star Garth Brooks released a song that, like many of his records in those days, quickly ascended the charts to number one, a song that, wittingly or unwittingly, riffed on a topic of practical theology: It was called “Unanswered Prayers.” As the best […]

Grace and Truth: On Baseball and the Christian Life (Likely, Part 1)

Anyone who has been around me for more than one day probably knows this: I love baseball. My wife would say that’s an understatement. It’s been a lifelong flame that still burns bright but is also an agent God used to get me off the farm in northeast Georgia, into journalism, and later into ministry. […]

Anderson University to host second suicide prevention walk

For the second year, the Anderson community is coming together to support suicide prevention through Anderson University’s Out of the Darkness Campus Walk on April 6, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Following the opening ceremony at the Anderson University Athletic Campus, the 1.5-mile walk will begin at approximately 11 a.m. The route runs across campus, with […]

Wolfe to nominate Finn for third term as SBC recording secretary

North Greenville University Professor Nathan Finn will be nominated for a third term as SBC recording secretary by Tony Wolfe, executive director-treasurer of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, at the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Indianapolis on June 10-11. “Nathan is a loving husband, an exemplary father, a devoted bivocational pastor, a celebrated […]

Connie Maxwell Gifted $2.6 Million, Names Center to Address Childhood Trauma

Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries has announced a $2.6 million gift and the naming of a 25,000-square-foot facility to provide services to children and families. The McCall Center is named for the late P.L. “Roy” McCall, whose generosity helped make the center a reality. Connie Maxwell leadership, donors, alumni, and friends of the McCall family joined […]

CSU to host fourth presidential inauguration next Monday

B. Keith Faulkner, who was appointed the fourth president of Charleston Southern University in July 2023, will be formally installed through a presidential inauguration Monday, March 25. Faulkner earned his Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Business Administration from Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. He also holds an LLM in litigation […]

Legislative Update: Important Legislation Moves Between House and Senate

The South Carolina House passed H4624 by a strong 82 to 23 vote, sending this important piece of legislation to the Senate. H4624, also known as “Help, Not Harm,” would prevent minors from receiving puberty blockers, cross hormone treatments, and gender reassignment surgery. The bill was assigned to the Senate Medical Affairs Committee and set […]

‘More Than Just a Number,’ New Study Reminds

In a new four-week study, author and pastor’s wife Julie Cannon encourages others to “hear your heavenly Father say loudly and clearly, ‘You are more than just a number!’” A certified school counselor and motivational speaker, Cannon has earned a spiritual coaching certificate from the Blackaby Ministry Institute. She is the wife of Stephen Cannon, […]