Don Kirkland

At times in our lives, and often in places too far removed from our world to impact our personal well-being, events of tragic proportions happen ? and they make all else seem less important by comparison. Such is the... Continue Reading »

Mike Moody, pastor and former state convention president, is to be commended for his steadfast loyalty to, and his unyielding support of, the institutions of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

When the beloved of God need to be refreshed in their spirits, our Lord often sends another believer into their lives ? and at just the right moment.... Continue Reading »

I don't remember how old either of us was at the time. I do recall vividly a brief conversation I had with my dad about dying. What brought the subject up I can't remember.... Continue Reading »

When Frank Shivers graduated from New Orleans Baptist Seminary in the spring of 1974, he already knew what specific course his ministry would take. He settled that matter during his sophomore year at Baptist College at Charleston, now Charleston... Continue Reading »

I am hopeful about the future of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. I am concerned about the future of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Brad Whitt, who anticipates a role of ?encouraging and equipping pastors as they seek to lead their churches to engage the culture with the Great Commission,? is the new president of the South Carolina Baptist Pastor's Conference.... Continue Reading »

How would you describe the church? By that I mean what the Apostle's Creed refers to as the ?holy catholic church? ? the universal church composed of all believers?... Continue Reading »

Buffalo, N.Y., is the birthplace of David Petro, but he was raised in Charlotte, N.C. He still pulls for the Bills, ?but after the Panthers.? The blue of an October sky only whets the appetite of this Gardner-Webb grad... Continue Reading »

October is the time of the year for the national observance of Clergy Appreciation Month. Throughout the nation and across Christian denominations, congregations honor in a variety of ways their pastors and their families along with other clergy on... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention has arrived at a decisive and defining juncture in its long and celebrated history. At the opening plenary session of the SBC Executive Committee in Nashville on Sept. 21, Morris Chapman announced that he would... Continue Reading »

A Southern Baptist task force has begun the process of hammering out what it hopes will be a workable strategy to spark a Great Commission Resurgence in the denomination. That plan will be placed before messengers attending the 2010... Continue Reading »