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Commentary: Giving thanks to God when all is well, and when it isn’t

The story is told of two men walking in a field one day when an enraged bull stormed toward them. It soon became obvious that the bull would reach them before they made it to the fence. ?Pray,? one... Continue Reading »

Breaking News: Executive Board rescinds Great Commission Initiative

The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, at a called meeting Nov. 4 at the Baptist Center in Columbia, reversed itself by rescinding a motion it approved earlier to set in place a Great Commission Initiative, a... Continue Reading »

Former Charleston pastor pens Bonhoeffer book

As the 100th anniversary of the birth of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer draws nearer ? Feb. 4, 2006 ? a former South Carolina pastor has written his first book, which recalls the life of the martyred Christian pastor and... Continue Reading »

Board votes to establish ‘Great Commission Initiative’

The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, at its regular fall meeting Oct. 10-11 at White Oak Conference Center, gave nearly unanimous approval to a ?Great Commission Initiative? that would establish a Kingdom Fund for both international... Continue Reading »

Anderson, N. Greenville affirmed as universities

It's official: South Carolina Baptists operate three universities. At its fall meeting Oct. 10-11 at White Oak Conference Center, the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention affirmed the decisions by Anderson and North Greenville colleges to seek... Continue Reading »

Taylors Free Medical Clinic now open

For all appearances, it could have been simply another upscale family medical practice on Main Street in Taylors, but when the 36 patients who came to the two-story, freshly renovated facility on a recent Thursday had received health services... Continue Reading »

Trying to strengthen a weakened CP

DOES THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM have the necessary staying power as the primary tool for funding the wide-ranging ministries of the Southern Baptist and the South Carolina Baptist conventions?... Continue Reading »

Commentary

For days now, I have sat in front of my television, transfixed by the images that are coming back in increasing numbers of Hurricane Katrina’s assault on the Gulf Coast of our nation and especially on New Orleans. I... Continue Reading »