The Baptist Courier

Ministry assistants from all areas of the state gathered May 17-19 at Seneca Baptist Church for training, worship, inspiration, business and fellowship. 'spread the Fragrance? was the theme for the 27th meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Ministry Assistants... Continue Reading »

I have been following the news about the Catholic church lawsuit [challenging the contraceptive mandate of] ?Obamacare.? I believe this is not an issue about contraception or women's rights, nor is it just a Catholic issue. It is an... Continue Reading »

This lesson looks at the values of commitment in a relationship and judges those who do not honor their commitments. Many adults in our society do not take their commitments seriously. Personal commitments regularly fall prey to the most... Continue Reading »

Shorter University, a relatively small Georgia Baptist institution, is leaking faculty and staff at an astounding rate. According to the 'save Our Shorter? website and the Associated Press, the school had lost nearly 40 employees by mid-May and will... Continue Reading »

As believers, we talk a lot about faith, but do we really comprehend the depth of faith? It is easy to express our faith in words, but it is sometimes difficult to express our faith in actions.... Continue Reading »

As Olympics volunteer coordinator for Southern Baptists, he"s been in motion for months preparing Baptists to meet the tens of thousands of internationals coming to the United Kingdom this summer.... Continue Reading »

Retired Baptist minister Billy Cathcart has had a particular dream for a long time. It came to him shortly after being called to pastor Highland Home Baptist Church in Gray Court in 1989, where he served until retiring in... 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 »

Tod McBrien, a gravely ill graduate who has battled brain tumors and cancer for some 13 years, received his diploma from two Midwestern Seminary administrators who made a special flight to Muskogee, Okla., from Kansas City, Mo.... 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 »

South Carolina Campers on Mission recently traveled to North Carolina to take part in an ?Old Time Camp Meeting? that included preaching by Jonathan Lotz, grandson of Billy Graham and son of Anne Graham Lotz.... Continue Reading »

Matthew Hallenbeck got a phone call no pastor wants to get on a Sunday morning. The church was on fire. An incapacitated driver had plowed into Bellewood Baptist Church in Syracuse, N.Y., early that morning, causing massive damage ?... Continue Reading »