The Baptist Courier

Students and adults from five Myrtle Beach-area churches – Surfside Beach First Baptist, Myrtle Beach First Baptist, Timberlake Baptist, Socastee Baptist, and Legacy – recently attended Disciple Now weekend. The theme was “Becoming: Finding My Identity in Christ.” Jeremy... Continue Reading »

?Attention.? The adult voice carried clearly through the chapel. Twelve children stood attentively side-by-side. ?Romans 14:12,? said the caller. 'start.? ?Number nine?? said the caller. The ninth child in line spoke: ?Romans 14:12: So then, each of us will... Continue Reading »

From bags to bedding, volunteers are crocheting hope for the homeless. Marjorie Morris, a member of Barnwell First Baptist Church, was inspired to make the mats after reading an article in Mature Living, a Southern Baptist magazine, on making... Continue Reading »

Nearly 1,200 students received degrees at spring graduation ceremonies at South Carolina's three Southern Baptist-related universities. Commencement speakers included a congressman, an executive of a utilities provider, and the author of the popular ?Experiencing God? Bible study.... Continue Reading »

It's about the power of ONE. Lee Clamp, director of the evangelism group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, says it this way: ?If every South Carolina Baptist took the responsibility for just one person a year, and prayed... Continue Reading »

Max McGee Rice, 83, known to many in the Upstate as the founder and longtime director of the Look-Up Lodge Christian retreat center, died May 6, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo.... Continue Reading »

Jesus knew that His death would open the door to forgiveness and salvation to the whole world. His disciples didn't have any idea that that was what was going on when He died. They figured it was the end... Continue Reading »

Apathy keeps us from experiencing the full blessing of God. There is an epidemic of apathy raging in American Christianity. The dictionary defines ?apathy? as ?a lack of feeling or emotion,? ?passivity and indifference,? or an ?absence of concern... Continue Reading »

Moses had been a great leader, but now it was time for him to pass the leadership role to Joshua. His God-given mission had been accomplished and now it was time for someone else to lead the lsraelites into... Continue Reading »

He looked like the ideal youth minister ? recommended by a friend of the pastor, personable, and leading a thriving ministry to teens at Wayside Baptist Church in Miami, Fla. But looks were deceiving.... Continue Reading »

North American Mission Board president Kevin Ezell has announced new missionary placements for several states in the northeast United States that have not had a full-time missionary fully funded by NAMB.... Continue Reading »

Americans are split on whether homosexual behavior is a sin, and many do not appreciate if a church teaches it is sinful, according to a recent survey conducted by LifeWay Research.... Continue Reading »