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Commentary: Threatened by a Baby? … by Don Kirkland

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 »

Commentary: Sands in the Hourglass … by Don Kirkland

My ?Commentary? as editor of The Baptist Courier is down to its last two appearances, with my final offering to our readers to be published in our Dec. 20 edition. The end of the year and my completion of... Continue Reading »

The Challenge to S.C. Pastors: ‘Stay on the Wall’

What would a Hebrew cupbearer in the court of the Persian king centuries ago say to ministers today who are finding it difficult to be bearers of the heavy loads they must carry in fulfillment of their calling of... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Required: Vision, Leadership … by Don Kirkland

The 2012 gathering of South Carolina Baptists in their annual meeting was my last as the editor of your Baptist Courier. It was memorable to me for that reason, but not for that reason alone. I looked for, and... Continue Reading »

Commentary: The ?Unfinished Business? ? by Don Kirkland

Unfinished business awaits messengers to the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in Greenville Nov. 13-14. Last year, messengers gave overwhelming and enthusiastic approval to an 11-point report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. At the... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Enduring to the End – by Don Kirkland

As the apostle Paul sent out his letters to far-flung communities of faith who were discovering that following Jesus was not the easiest path they had ever tried to follow, he drew from the athletic world for his most... Continue Reading »

Pastors Conference to focus on endurance

During a dark period in the pastoral ministry of Brad Goodale, he received and remembered five words of challenge from a friend: ?Do it right. Don't quit.? Those words have now been translated into the theme of the 2012... Continue Reading »

Mission accomplished for Parson’s Pantry as Jackson hits the open road

At the end of an extended hike that took him step by step from Gaffney to Georgia and back, Ron Jackson was able after his 111-mile trek to give his feet a rest and a victory sign for a... Continue Reading »

Anderson lecture series features Rick Warren

Speaking at Anderson University's second annual John A. Broadus Lectures on Preaching Oct. 2-3, acclaimed pastor and author Rick Warren declared that God's purpose for preaching is to ?make us like Christ."... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Clergy Appreciation Month – by Don Kirkland

Clergy Appreciation Month is observed nationally each October. Throughout the nation and across the broad spectrum of Christian denominations, congregations choose a variety of ways to honor their pastors and other ministers on their staffs ? as well as... Continue Reading »

Commentary: Let the Soothing Strains of Friendship Sweep Over the SCBC … by Don Kirkland

When our grandson Preston ? now a student at the College of Charleston ? was only 3 years old, he had a favorite ploy to gain the upper hand when he was getting nothing but negative feedback from Linda... Continue Reading »

Commentary: I Was Right About Rudy! – by Don Kirkland

It's been more than 40 years since my career path in journalism wound its way over to Anderson College from Furman University, where I got my start in Baptist communications. I had no idea where the road would eventually... Continue Reading »