Don Kirkland

Twenty-six state convention presidents gathered March 19 in Duluth, Ga., to mull over the relative health of the Southern Baptist Convention. Many, and perhaps all, of them sensed or already knew what a survey released earlier that month revealed... Continue Reading »

When life unfolds for us in ways that appear to be senseless and utterly and cruelly unfair, our faith which was formed in childhood and nurtured through God's grace and goodness may falter, leaving us with a sincere desire... Continue Reading »

No matter what the year, it would be a good one for the International Mission Board to bring its commissioning service for new appointees to South Carolina, a state with a consistently strong record of support ? both in... Continue Reading »

Tom Turner, a Greenville man with more than 14 years of experience in senior living management, has been selected as president of South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging.... Continue Reading »

President Obama has followed through on one of his campaign promises and, as expected, his action has prompted swift and strongly critical response from the Baptist community.... Continue Reading »

There is a grand old hymn of the Christian church which I have sung since the days of my youth. It always has moved me deeply. It begins with lovely lines of promise: ?When we walk with the Lord... Continue Reading »

In this edition of The Baptist Courier, a significant amount of space is devoted to an ?Economy Watch,? as we try to provide an overview of the impact which the current financial downturn is having or may have on... Continue Reading »

The duplicate conferences on lifestyle evangelism for women in Taylors, Myrtle Beach and Columbia Jan. 29-31 and the upcoming state evangelism conference Feb. 23-24 in Columbia and attended mostly by pastors are timely reminders of the importance of evangelism... Continue Reading »

When Don Wilton and his oldest son Rob visited Billy Graham at his home in Montreat, N.C., on Christmas Eve, the 90-year-old evangelist mentioned to the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg that he had a ?big... Continue Reading »

With the economy in a downturn, it is not surprising that activity at the Taylors Free Medical Clinic is on the upswing.... Continue Reading »

We often are puzzled by events that take place in our lives, or by the actions of others and even ourselves. Try as we might to gain some understanding of what has happened or what somebody has done, we... Continue Reading »

It can be argued, and perhaps with few objections, that there is never a good time to hear bad news. In fact, an article entitled 'scrooge Lives,? which appears in the December edition of ?Christianity Today,? opens with this... Continue Reading »