The Baptist Courier

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called to thank Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers, including those from South Carolina, who have served since Hurricane Isaac hit the southeast Louisiana coast.... Continue Reading »

We aren't in an information age,? said Tony Robbins, ?we are in an entertainment age.? Almost all indications confirm the motivational speaker's observation. And when a culture eschews much-needed information for empty entertainment, it is not a good sign.... Continue Reading »

Mark Powers is seeking the ?best and brightest? Baptist high school musicians in South Carolina to take part in Baptist AllState next January at White Oak Conference Center. To that end, he hopes pastors, youth leaders and music directors... Continue Reading »

?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 »