The Baptist Courier

?We lit the flame and lit up the world.? Doug Shaw had to smile a little when London 2012 chairman Lord Coe closed the Olympics with those words Aug. 12. Because Shaw's hoping that's exactly what happened.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University, along with Alex McFarland, will host 'truth for a New Generation 2012,? a conference on apologetics and Christian worldview, Sept. 28-29 at First Baptist Church, North Spartanburg.... Continue Reading »

Rick Warren, one of the nation's most well-known pastors and authors, will present the second annual session of the John A. Broadus Lectures on Preaching, Oct. 2-3 at Anderson University.... Continue Reading »

Summertime has come to an end, and it is time for all the kids to head back to school once again. For many of them, this is an exciting time of getting to reconnect with their friends that they... Continue Reading »

It may be time for our convention leaders and pastors to take a second look at lifestyle evangelism. I use this tool of evangelism and have found that it works.... Continue Reading »

Thank you for another excellent article on deaf ministry in South Carolina (?Conference of the Deaf held at White Oak,? Aug. 16).... Continue Reading »

The annual South Carolina Baptist Pastors? Conference, with a lineup of speakers that includes evangelists Bailey Smith and Junior Hill, is set for Nov. 12 at Brushy Creek Baptist Church in Taylors.... Continue Reading »

Even though we rejoice when a beloved friend passes from this life into the presence of the Lord, from our human perspective we sorrow at their loss. That is the way I feel at the loss of our dear... Continue Reading »

This story, my story, changed my view of success. Allan and Helen Christopherson married June 4, 1960, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. With only an eighth-grade education, Allan supported his young family by cleaning beer storage tanks at Molson's... Continue Reading »

October is Parson's Pantry month for the Gaffney-based ministry, and so its director, Ron Jackson, is taking a hike ? a long one.... Continue Reading »

On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are in place to help Louisiana rebound from Hurricane Isaac"s damage, heavy in some areas.... Continue Reading »

Muslim clerics and scholars -- including representatives of radical groups -- have voiced support for a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy.... Continue Reading »