2012

Many pastors do not recognize it in themselves. Some try to spiritualize it, while others attempt to deny it or ignore it. It is pastoral burnout, and it is a growing phenomenon among vocational ministers today. Burnout is a... Continue Reading »

As 2012 nears an end, giving from churches toward the South Carolina Baptist Convention's annual budget was running short of needs through the end of November.... Continue Reading »

For 38 years, Don Kirkland has served on the staff of The Baptist Courier, including the past 16 years as the gifted and skilled editor. His service and leadership in Christian journalism have been characterized by professionalism, dependability, credibility,... Continue Reading »

I was born in a small town. Things were pretty quiet until the day Hardees opened. I remember the day vividly. A nationally known restaurant was coming to our neck of the woods. For some reason, my dad wanted... Continue Reading »

Valuable, and even essential, insight into the meaning of the birth of Jesus can be gained by considering the events of that sacred moment in divine and human history through the eyes and in the mind of the Christmas... Continue Reading »

In the classic TV special, ?A Charlie Brown Christmas,? Linus reminds the rest of the Peanuts gang of the true meaning of Christmas by reciting the story of Christ's birth from Luke 2. Christians could do worse than to... Continue Reading »

Responding to New Jersey's victims of Hurricane Sandy, South Carolina Baptists filled 466 ?Buckets of Care? through South Carolina Disaster Relief. Each bucket contains tools, first-aid and safety items and a ?Hope in Crisis? tract.... Continue Reading »

She died on board a ship 100 years ago Christmas Eve ? sick, exhausted, brokenhearted over leaving her beloved Chinese friends in their time of suffering. It was a bittersweet end to a long and fruitful life. But it... Continue Reading »

Flipping through magazines on an airplane the other day, I found myself sighing with irritation. An advertisement for Budweiser was tagged with the headline, 'silent Nights are Overrated.? A few minutes later, in a second magazine, I came across... Continue Reading »

As a native South Carolinian, I remember seeing The Baptist Courier in my home as a kid. Can't say that I read it, but I knew the paper existed.... Continue Reading »

Having moved away from our Thanksgiving feasts, we sit in a lull. We have thanked God for our families, our jobs, our homes, and all our comforts.... Continue Reading »

For all practical purposes, it was a Christmas season that the 18-year-old Marine would rather not experience. Slogging through the mud in the drizzling, never-ending rain was beginning to wear on the enlisted man’s spirit. Two battle-weary Leathernecks of... Continue Reading »