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Obituary: Earl Lee Alford

Published on March 15, 2012

Earl Lee Alford, 65, of Lancaster, died Dec. 17, 2011, at Agape Hospice in Rock Hill.... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Joe Frank Settle

Published on March 15, 2012

Joe Frank Settle, 94, of Gaston, a retired Baptist pastor, died Jan. 29, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: March 18, 2012, Explore the Bible

Published on March 15, 2012

Jesus is 30 years old, on His own, baptized and back from being tempted. Now He prepares to commence His Messianic mission in earnest. Before He begins choosing disciples, He takes a get-acquainted tour of the Galilean synagogue circuit.... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: March 25, 2012, Explore the Bible

Published on March 15, 2012

Jesus? preaching tour takes Him to Capernaum. As He is teaching, there arises a disturbance. A demon-possessed man shows out, interrupting Jesus? teaching. It is socially unacceptable to be demon-possessed, and certainly unattractive to shout out in the synagogue.... Continue Reading »

First Person: If your pastor made a sermon blunder, would you catch it?

Published on March 15, 2012

A couple of weeks ago I was traveling most of the week, and, due to computer problems, I could not get on the Internet. That meant that I had to prepare my Sunday sermon without any commentaries from my... Continue Reading »

Fresh Ideas – by Diana Davis

Published on March 15, 2012

If a crowd of children were coming to your home for an Easter egg hunt, would you just give each child a carton of raw eggs as they arrived? Of course not! You?d boil and color eggs, decorate, prepare... Continue Reading »

Disaster Relief: Targeting the Next Generation of Volunteers

Published on March 15, 2012

A total of 230 people attended the first-ever South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief Apprentice Response Readiness training event Saturday, Jan. 28, at Brookwood Church in Simpsonville.... Continue Reading »

Asian farmer’s coffee crop nurtures faith

Published on March 15, 2012

Far off the beaten path in the mountains of an East Asian nation, believers in a house church find God's faithfulness in budding coffee crops and healthy animals. Zhe Wang Hu* is one of these believers, praying for his... Continue Reading »

Custom tricycles offer hope for disabled in Nepal

Published on March 15, 2012

Uraj experiments awkwardly with the hand-propelled tricycle. ?His grip is good. He?ll be sore tomorrow, but he?ll get the hang of this,? says Bruce Burk, a Christian worker in Nepal who designed the trike after seeing how difficult it... Continue Reading »

Afghanistan massacre prompts call for Christians to pray

Published on March 14, 2012

A lone U.S. soldier accused in a shooting rampage that killed 16 Afghan civilians near Kandahar over the weekend is prompting Southern Baptist workers in Central Asia to ask American Christians to pray for peace.... Continue Reading »

Knowing the ‘real God’ has come at a price

Published on March 14, 2012

Death -- even at the hands of one"s own family -- is a very real threat for Muslims in Central Asia who become Christians.... Continue Reading »

Church planters stretch resources to reach people

Published on March 13, 2012

Southern Baptists" Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, with a goal of $70 million, helps pay the salaries and ministry support for missionaries serving in North America with the SBC"s North American Mission Board.... Continue Reading »