The Baptist Courier

The election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pontiff sparked an interesting response from much of the mainstream media in the United States.... Continue Reading »

?Brother Jack? was my pastoral hero, yet I heard him preach no more than 20 times. I met him after he retired from decades of ministry. He had no obligation to do so, but he invested in me as... Continue Reading »

City View First Baptist Church, Greenville, will observe its centennial celebration April 28.... Continue Reading »

Losing a loved one is a traumatic event. Those who are left behind have several things to deal with, such as learning to live with the loss, settling the decedent's estate, etc. Add one more item to the list:... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: I don't think we should try to convert people from one religion to another, because, in spite of our different labels, we all worship the same God. We may call Him by different names and have... Continue Reading »

Many people are looking for something, or someone, to make a difference in their lives. They try to fill an empty void with possessions, power, money and success. They do not recognize that Jesus is the only one who... Continue Reading »

On the eve of the giving of the Law to the nation of Israel, God told the people, through Moses, what He expected of them. Following up on the promises He made to Abraham many years earlier, God reaffirms... Continue Reading »

A prominent attorney from Virginia once made a diligent investigation into the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus, asking himself the question: Can any intelligent person believe the resurrection story? After examining the evidence thoroughly, he came away asking... Continue Reading »

?Grow in Godliness? has been the theme for this unit of study in 1 Timothy. The term ?godliness? appears four times in the text for this lesson. In the Greek, this word describes an individual who, because of a... Continue Reading »

An accident nearly 10 years ago that left Jeanisa Moore paralyzed should have also destroyed her ability to sing. Instead, Moore has been able to use her songs ? and her story ? to touch many lives in the... Continue Reading »

Worship leader Chris Tomlin ?is the most prolific songwriter in the United States now, in this past decade,? a Christian music executive said in a CNN feature highlighting the differences between Tomlin and secular stars.... Continue Reading »

Fagg Marshall Fagg has begun serving as pastor at West Gantt First Baptist Church, Greenville. He was pastor of Second Baptist Church, Lancaster, since 2010, and prior to that was associate executive director for evangelization and missions for the... Continue Reading »