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North Greenville Univ. celebrates 120th birthday

Faculty, students, alumni and friends of North Greenville University gathered Sept. 19 at a chapel service to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the school's founding.... Continue Reading »

Hobby Lobby helps Okla. Baptists buy camp

Hobby Lobby, Inc., has donated $2 million to the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma designated for the purchase of a youth camp located near its Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center at Davis.... Continue Reading »

Luter outlines goals during seminary visit

Southern Baptist Convention president Fred Luter Jr. discussed his goals with more than 100 Kansas City-area pastors and denominational workers after delivering a chapel message at Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 11. Luter said he plans... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: October 7, 2012, Bible Studies for Life

We all fail at one time or another. It may have been a large, significant failure or a small, insignificant failure. No matter what our failures are, Jesus is able and willing to forgive us when we ask Him.... Continue Reading »

AU strengthens national rankings

Anderson University rose two spots to No. 21 in the U.S. News & World Report ?Best Colleges? rankings for 2013 and was named by the magazine for the fourth year as one of the 41 ?up and coming? institutions... Continue Reading »

Gardner Koch

Gardner Charles Langdon Koch Jr., 86, of Rock Hill, a pastor more than 50 years, died Sept. 4, 2012, at his home.... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: October 7, 2012, Explore the Bible

In 1 Peter 2, we observed that God's motivation for believers? suffering was that the world would see their example and come to faith in Christ. In chapter 3, Peter turns to the family, particularly the husband/wife relationship. In... Continue Reading »

Southern Seminary panel asks: Can Christians vote for a Mormon?

Addressing an issue on the minds of many evangelical voters as a Mormon runs for president, a Baptist seminary panel said Tuesday that evangelicals must jettison ? for the good of their faith ? the idea that the White... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Reaching Muslims (& Hindus & Buddhists) in our own backyard

So join with me in seeking to reach "all nations" by reaching out winsomely right here in our own backyard.... Continue Reading »

Craig Neill

Ulysses Craig Neill Jr., 92, of Anderson, a retired pastor and executive director of Haven of Rest Ministries, died Aug. 23, 2012, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.... Continue Reading »

How to Sustain Momentum After Sunday School ‘Promotion Day’

Most churches have just experienced the launch of a new Sunday school year. Some call it ?Advance Day.? Most still just call it ?Promotion Day.?... Continue Reading »

Restoring a Nation Starts From the Inside

The fans rose to their feet in thunderous applause and cheering as the team ran into the stadium. The excitement in the air was electric, as the promise of a new season unfolded before the fans in the stands.... Continue Reading »