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Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

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 »

Sunday School Lessons: June 10, 2012, Explore the Bible

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 »

Olympics provide Baptists unique ministry opportunity

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 »

Letter: A tent big enough for all

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 »

Sunday School Lessons: May 27, 2012, Explore the Bible

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 »

Seminary flies diploma to gravely ill grad

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 »

Sunday School Lessons: June 3, 2012, Bible Studies for Life

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 »

Campers on Mission off to busy 2012

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 »

NAMB increases funding for Appalachian Regional Ministry

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 »

Eyeing November’s annual meeting – SCBC president Atkins previews ‘Great Commission Living’ theme

The 2012 South Carolina Baptist Convention's annual meeting will be held Nov. 13-14 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville. Under the theme ?Great Commission Living,? SCBC president Brad Atkins said he hopes those who attend will be challenged... Continue Reading »

In India: Songwriter nurtures worship for a diverse culture

Jeff Bourque made his way to India from Music City USA to share the basics of songwriting. His mission: to help musicians from several churches in India write songs that speak to their highly diverse culture.... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for May 24, 2012

James Holston IV JAMES A. HOLSTON IV began serving as minister of youth at Lake Cooley Baptist Church, Wellford, on April 9. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in youth ministry from North Greenville University. Holston and his... Continue Reading »