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Preschoolers raise $1,800 to dig well

Published on April 11, 2013

The 4- and 5-year-olds at Oak Crest Baptist Church, Greenville, were inspired to raise $1,800 to pay for a community well in an impoverished part of the world after hearing the story of Makiah Kaitlyn King of Cairo, Ga.,... Continue Reading »

NGU students take spring-break mission trips

Published on April 11, 2013

North Greenville University sent out mission teams (called Light Teams) to several countries including Nicaragua, Jordan, the Netherlands, Austria and Slovakia over spring break.... Continue Reading »

The Purpose and Design of Marriage: We Must Not Over-Spiritualize or Under-Legalize Marriage

Published on April 11, 2013

Is it just me, or have other people noticed that all of a sudden everyone wants to talk about marriage? I think, overall, an elevated level of discussion over one of the most important spiritual and cultural issues of... Continue Reading »

Forum seeks to match would-be missionaries with sending agencies

Published on April 11, 2013

First Baptist North Spartanburg Church will host a Southeast regional missions mobilization forum May 3-4. The event is designed to help people who feel called to go to the mission field find agencies looking for people. MissionNext (www.MissionNext.org) is... Continue Reading »

Blogging and the Battle of H?rtgen Forest

Published on April 11, 2013

I am no expert on World War II, but I have read about the Battle of H?rtgen Forest, which took place from mid-September of 1944 to February 1945 on the German/Belgian border. By the accounts I have read, it... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Charles Judson Martin

Published on April 11, 2013

Charles Judson Martin, 76, of Charleston, died Nov. 23, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Letter: CP support lacking

Published on April 11, 2013

South Carolina Baptists are planting a lot of new churches these days. My observation is that many of these new churches do not have ?Baptist? in their name. And then we wonder why Cooperative Program giving is down.... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Harold Dean Patton Sr.

Published on April 11, 2013

Harold Dean Patton Sr., 78, formerly of Pacolet, died March 7, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.... Continue Reading »

Brother Jack’s Daily Gospel Conversations

Published on March 28, 2013

?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 »

Chris Tomlin ‘most prolific songwriter’ in U.S. now, exec says

Published on March 28, 2013

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 »

SBC president Luter addresses CP, Calvinism, gay marriage

Published on March 28, 2013

Speaking to a group of mostly African-American pastors and church leaders, Fred Luter recently voiced both encouragement and concerns regarding a few issues Southern Baptists face today.... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for March 28, 2013

Published on March 28, 2013

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 »