The Baptist Courier

?Prayer is work. It's not a warm, fuzzy thing that's easy to do.? That's what retired International Mission Board president Jerry Rankin told about 350 South Carolina Baptists who attended ?A Day of Prayer? Sept. 6 at White Oak... Continue Reading »

The number of churches signing up for LifeWay Christian Resources" background check program increased by 100 percent over the last year.... Continue Reading »

Over three sessions Sept. 6 at the SCBC's 2012 ?A Day of Prayer,? former International Mission Board president Jerry Rankin spoke about praying to change the world, overcoming obstacles to victorious prayer, and intimacy with God.... Continue Reading »

When you think of survival for a church, you might be prone to look within to see what each of the members can do to support the whole. That is an excellent thought, because it is vital that each... Continue Reading »

The three universities affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention are again reporting healthy enrollments this fall. Anderson University welcomed a record freshman class, Charleston Southern University enrolled more than 3,100 students and North Greenville University set an overall... Continue Reading »

Various news outlets, perhaps jumping to cast doubt on the Bible, caused a stir over the announcement of a small, newly translated Coptic manuscript fragment indicating that Jesus may have had a wife.... Continue Reading »

Roy J. Fish, Southwestern Seminary distinguished professor emeritus of evangelism, died Sept. 10 at age 82. Many Southern Baptists considered Fish's name synonymous with ?evangelism,? a fitting remembrance for the man who served Southwestern for nearly 50 years and... Continue Reading »

Throughout the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught that there are only two ways to live: His way, and the way of the world. As Jesus concluded His sermon, He challenged people to make a choice. It is a... Continue Reading »

Ginny Dent Brant, daughter of the late Harry Dent, who served Sen. Strom Thurmond and three presidents, spoke to students during Charleston Southern University's chapel service Sept. 12.... Continue Reading »

Parents relying on the television ratings system to block objectionable content from their children might want to reconsider its usefulness, according to a new study that finds TV programs often include explicit content without the proper warning and that... Continue Reading »

A new gospel tract published by Houston businessman David Howell has been read by at least 15,000 people ? most of them prisoners ? since June, and many have reported that God used it to change their lives.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter preached during New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary"s Sept. 20 chapel service, his first speaking engagement there of his historic presidency.... Continue Reading »