Don Kirkland

Christians should not ? in fact, must not ? view themselves as 'second-rate? believers because they ?feel defeated in their prayer lives.? ?If you are indwelled by the Holy Spirit and generally seeking to live in obedience to God's... Continue Reading »

A former Taylors pastor and now the president of the SBC Executive Committee in Nashville has told a select panel of South Carolina Baptists that the task of winning souls to Christ is an ?awesome, massive task,? and it... Continue Reading »

Anderson University has a new alma mater written for its centennial by widely known composer Johnny Mann and entitled 'the Sounds of Anderson.? The alma mater, sung by the students at the school's 100th anniversary convocation Feb. 9, begins... Continue Reading »

It has become almost traditional that Loyd Melton, professor of New Testament at Erskine Seminary, lead the Winter Bible Study in late January at Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville. On Jan. 23, he came to Earle Street for... Continue Reading »

Dual evangelism conferences sponsored by the South Carolina Baptist Convention are set for February in Anderson and Florence. The first conference will be held Feb. 21-22 at Anderson University in conjunction with the celebration of its 200th anniversary, and... Continue Reading »

A Wheaton College professor who has made the life and writings of Christian apologist and author C.S. Lewis the focus of his own study and research recently told a South Carolina audience that ?God is bigger than our thoughts... Continue Reading »

The Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Heath Springs has kicked off its 200th anniversary celebration. The commemoration will peak in August with homecoming. My father served this Moriah Baptist Association congregation as pastor from 1952-1953. We had just returned... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force appointed by outgoing state convention president Fred Stone has begun its work of developing a plan for how the South Carolina Baptist Convention will respond to the GCR initiative approved by... Continue Reading »

Harbour Lake Baptist Church in Goose Creek is not large by the numbers, but when vision counts more than numbers, the Charleston Association congregation is as big as the world.... Continue Reading »

The priority of prayer took hold of the heart of a South Carolina pastor, spread to his own congregation and now is global in scope. Wayne Golden of St. Matthews is the founder and director of Global Intercessory Prayer... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptists ? as individuals, as a conclave of autonomous congregations, as a denomination whose foundational purpose is missions ? will answer one way or another the most vital question asked of any of us at any time:... Continue Reading »

The year 2010 is nearly spent. The year 2011 is coming, ready or not. We are all a year older. A year closer to dying. It has been wisely written that ?at the moment of our birth, God turns... Continue Reading »