The Baptist Courier

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 »

Jesus made it clear that He had not come to destroy the law or the prophets, but to fulfill them. The scribes and Pharisees took the law apart, word by word and letter by letter, and came up with... 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 »

When you think of the word holy, what thought comes to mind? Most think of God, the Bible, and perhaps a godly person who helped shape their faith. But do you think of yourself as holy? Many believers run... Continue Reading »

If you travel by road the 1,780 miles from Spartanburg, S.C., to Cape Breton Island, located at the northeastern tip of Nova Scotia, it will take two and a half days of ?pretty good driving,? according to Keith Davis.... 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 »

More than 10,000 congregations, including many Baptist churches in South Carolina, have committed to active participation in National Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 16.... Continue Reading »

As hordes of bikers attend the world's largest motorcycle rally in the small town of Sturgis, S.D., churches of the Dakota Baptist Convention partner with Southern Baptists from across the United States to spread the gospel.... Continue Reading »

On July 29, Bethel Baptist Church in Monetta honored Maurice Smith as pastor emeritus in appreciation for his leadership and service as pastor of Bethel for eight years.... Continue Reading »

Five graduate students from North Greenville University were among 21 volunteers who traveled to Venezuela July 20-28 on a mission trip. The 21 volunteers from South Carolina and Georgia joined more than 100 Venezuelan volunteers in Los Valles del... Continue Reading »

?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 »

James Lerlin Dow, 70, of Pickens, died May 16, 2012.... Continue Reading »