The Baptist Courier

Arizona lawmakers" efforts to enact some restrictions on abortion and abortion-performing organizations have suffered two setbacks. Acting Wednesday (Aug. 1), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked implementation of a ban on abortions at 20 weeks or more into... Continue Reading »

So, why has the Western been ignored by today"s moviemakers?... Continue Reading »

The report from former FBI director Louis Freeh regarding the Penn State scandal is both shocking and sickening. Our hearts break for the victims and our anger burns against those who knowingly put children in the path of devastating... Continue Reading »

In the church-like quiet of the great hall, worshippers gather to meditate, some with heads bowed as they listen to the recitation of Scriptures. Men and women sit cross-legged on the carpet, their feet carefully pointing away from the... Continue Reading »

His hands trembled when Benjamin* saw a letter his son-in-law received, stamped with the letterhead of the government offices of Paris? fourth administrative district. In fact he trembled all over, so much that he had to sit down. It... Continue Reading »

Hebrew University scholar Shalom Paul praised the Dead Sea Scrolls & the Bible exhibition at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the opening lecture of a series complementing the six-month event at the Texas campus.... Continue Reading »

In the aftermath of the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre, an injured victim stands out as a beacon of forgiveness. He is Pierce O?Farrill, one of 58 moviegoers injured July 20 when a heavily armed masked gunman, now in police... Continue Reading »

Students with South Carolina ties recently graduated from Southern Baptist seminaries. Those earning master's or doctor's degrees included the following:... Continue Reading »

Less than a mile separates the movie theater in suburban Denver, where 12 people were killed, and Mississippi Avenue Baptist Church. Aurora pastor Mitch Hamilton told the congregation Sunday that the bulletins for the service would not be of... Continue Reading »

Two students with ties to South Carolina received doctorates from New Orleans Seminary May 12.... Continue Reading »

Years ago, there was a series of commercials asking the question: What would you be willing to do ?for just 1? Klondike Bar? With the heat we have had this summer, I am sure there were times I would... Continue Reading »

Marion Baptist Church, Marion Association, held a special service on May 20 to recognize its Girls in Action and Royal Ambassadors.   Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Bowman, recently honored four senior adult members for more than 200 combined years... Continue Reading »