The Baptist Courier

The man who threatened to sue a Texas county for placing a nativity scene on the courthouse lawn has had a shift in perspective, dropped the lawsuit and now plans to move to the county with his wife and... Continue Reading »

Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist Convention churches is up slightly from a year ago and running ahead of budgeted needs for 2012. According to information released by Pam Carroll, SCBC chief financial officer, first-quarter giving for 2012... Continue Reading »

Among regular Bible readers, more than a third indicate they read it nearly every day and typically use one primary version of the Bible.... Continue Reading »

Bill McTague lived an ordinary kind of life. Nothing too special. Mostly he focused on himself. ?I felt like something was actually missing in my life,? he said. ?Whenever the holidays would come around and I?d hear about people... Continue Reading »

Just six years after its advent, Twitter boasts around 500 million users and has been recognized by MLA as a citable source in academic papers. With no ?friendships? to maintain, Twitter offers the ultimate in low-maintenance networking. Any user... Continue Reading »

'the Exchange,? a free webshow directed toward pastors and church leaders hosted by Ed Stetzer, now broadcasts in a weekly format.... Continue Reading »

Oct. 27 is an important date for me. On that day, many years ago, I was a young kid walking alone under a starry sky in my hometown of Biloxi, Miss. I was grappling with who I was and... Continue Reading »

The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) contains what is probably the most famous and challenging set of quotes emerging directly from Jesus? mouth in all of Scripture. Our passage this week, Luke 6, contains much of the same... Continue Reading »

Like any other day, it was simply a time to connect with local missions leaders from our South Carolina Baptist Convention churches to talk about what God was doing in their churches and community to bring himself glory. But... Continue Reading »

The Georgia Baptist Convention's Executive Committee has voted to entertain any valid offers for a potential sale of its six-year-old Baptist Missions and Ministry Center and 43 acres of property.... Continue Reading »

Which biblical truth concerning Jesus is the most important? They all mesh seamlessly and rise or fall together. Who He is, where He came from, what He said and what He did ? it's all important because, as part... Continue Reading »

A chapel service for the seminary community and a meeting for campus residents have followed the arrest of a Southeastern Seminary student on sexual assault charges on March 17.... Continue Reading »