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Multitude of laypeople testify to revival’s lasting impact

Published on April 27, 2006

For layman Terry Ballenger, a gratifying result of the revival that broke out in Easley in the early 1970s is hearing the preaching of those who were called into the ministry and how their spiritual gifts have developed over... Continue Reading »

Pioneer missionary Davis Saunders, 80, dies

Published on April 12, 2006

Davis Saunders, a pioneer in Southern Baptist missions work in East Africa and retired regional vice president for Africa at the International Mission Board, died April 2. He was 80.... Continue Reading »

Church’s CP gifts are part of ‘looking up and reaching out’

Published on April 10, 2006

Everything Mountain Creek Baptist Church does is connected in some way with the Cooperative Program.... Continue Reading »

Rebecca St. James revisits ‘Wait for Me’

Published on April 10, 2006

Purity has long been an issue of great importance to singer-songwriter Rebecca St. James, and at the fifth anniversary of the release of her landmark single ?Wait for Me,? she continues to show young people worldwide how to wait... Continue Reading »

Baptist student finds $30,000 amid debris

Published on March 30, 2006

After ripping sheetrock from a moldy closet, Trista Wright was removing the debris when a flash of green caught her eye.... Continue Reading »

45 ‘ordinary’ people answer call to missions

Published on March 30, 2006

Forty-five ?ordinary? Southern Baptists answered the call of their extraordinary God, signified during an International Mission Board appointment service March 22 at Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla.... Continue Reading »

Ministers’ wives’ luncheon slates interior designer

Published on March 30, 2006

Registration is underway for the 2006 Ministers? Wives? Conference and luncheon, Dorothy Patterson, president of this year's gathering, has announced.... Continue Reading »

What language are you speaking?

Published on March 30, 2006

Did you know that body language accounts for more than 90 percent of conversation?... Continue Reading »

Beth Moore to college women: Serve God’s purpose in your generation

Published on March 30, 2006

Carrying the torch lit by her late 92-year-old mentor, Bible teacher and author Beth Moore said she came to light the torch for the next generation during a special edition of Living Proof Live designed exclusively for college-aged women.... Continue Reading »

IMB trustees rescind action to remove trustee, appoint 45 missionaries, predict record Lottie Moon offering

Published on March 23, 2006

Trustees of the International Mission Board, during their meeting in Tampa, Fla., March 20-22, overturned their action in January to recommend that the Southern Baptist Convention remove trustee Wade Burleson of Oklahoma.... Continue Reading »

S.D. governor signs historic abortion ban; supporters hope to see Roe overturned

Published on March 22, 2006

In an action that supporters hope will result in the overturning of the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous Roe v. Wade decision, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds March 6 signed a bill into law that bans nearly all abortions in... Continue Reading »

Author sees distractions as God’s call to refocus

Published on March 22, 2006

Priscilla Shirer used to get annoyed by the errant thoughts that would pop into her head, interfering with her prayer times and scripture study.... Continue Reading »