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Muslims leaders back Pakistani Christian girl

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

Letter: Reaching deaf for Christ

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

Sunday School Lessons: September 2, 2012, Bible Studies for Life

Jesus was preaching, teaching, and healing the sick in Galilee and large crowds were coming to hear Him. One day, Jesus and His disciples went up on a hillside near Capernaum where Jesus preached what we know today as... Continue Reading »

Niger families thrown ‘from famine to flood’

Six weeks of severe, ongoing flooding has claimed 52 lives and displaced almost 400,000 people in Niger, a landlocked country in West Africa that already was in the throes of a major food shortage.... Continue Reading »

‘Enduring to the End’ is theme for 2012 state Pastors’ Conference

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 »

Sunday School Lessons: September 2, 2012, Explore the Bible

The last few years have been especially tough times for many in our nation, both economically and otherwise. Many are out of work, out of their homes, out of money, and seemingly out of options. Others do have a... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

Andre Aganbi and his friends from The Summit Church in Raleigh, N.C., were in New York City this summer on a mission trip. Their days were spent in Bible reading, sharing Christ, and praying on the streets of New... Continue Reading »

Miss South Carolina hopes to be example ‘with or without crown’

Born and raised in Laurens, 20-year-old Ali Rogers is a self-proclaimed hometown girl who loves that she gets to represent Laurens on a statewide scale. But she says the most exciting opportunity the title of Miss South Carolina has... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for August 16, 2012

Smoak BENJAMIN SMOAK began serving as pastor of Mountain Springs Baptist Church, Piedmont, on July 8. He previously served at Calvary Baptist Church, Neeses. Smoak is a graduate of North Greenville University, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees.... Continue Reading »

Weekday educators prepare for ‘Action!’

There were no movie directors in sight, and only the usual lights and cameras, but there was plenty of ?Action!? at White Oak Conference Center Aug. 3-4. The center was the scene of the 2012 Church Weekday Education workshop.... Continue Reading »

Conference of the Deaf held at White Oak

Being and sending missionaries was the emphasis for the recent 2012 South Carolina Baptist Conference of the Deaf at White Oak Conference Center, where participants voted unanimously to adopt the deaf peoples of South Asia. A South Carolina couple... Continue Reading »

LifeWay group launches children’s book division

B&H Publishing Group will launch a new children's division this fall called B&H Kids. B&H Kids will print biblically based books and products for children, pre-teens and youth, including picture books, fiction titles, full-text Bibles and study Bibles.... Continue Reading »