The Baptist Courier

Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are $4,122,100.78, or 5.32 percent, above the year-to-date budgeted goal, and are 1.53 percent behind contributions received during the same time frame... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University will host SYNC ?12, the second annual church leadership conference, March 22-23. The conference will include topics by church and worship leaders Dave Edwards, Jason Hodges, Butch Howard, Will Browning, Doug Paul and Reggie McNeal.... Continue Reading »

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 »

I want to thank all of you for the expressions of sorrow over the loss of my North Greenville College ring that I wrote about in my last article, 'the Hard Way.? I have also learned a couple of... Continue Reading »

In early February, a federal judge in San Diego tossed out a lawsuit filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) against SeaWorld. The suit, filed last October, cited five whales as plaintiffs, and PETA argued that... Continue Reading »

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 »

Charles Westbrook, pastor of Saluda River Baptist Church in West Columbia, has published an e-book, 'the Quest for Spiritual Growth: Growing a Life Designed for Strength.?... Continue Reading »

At a press conference on Feb. 29, by the sign in front of Macedonia Baptist Church, Columbia, a half-dozen pastors and some church members protested the ?national sin of abortion.?... Continue Reading »

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 »

I see that a suggestion for the name change of our denomination has been offered. I am trying to be charitable here, but it is both unwieldy and confusing; it looks like something designed by a committee.... Continue Reading »

The GAs from Allendale-Hampton Baptist Association visited Camp Jackson in Allendale for a retreat on Feb. 11. Guest speakers included retired missionaries Rodolph and May Dixon, who served in Peru, and worship time was led by Christin Clark and... Continue Reading »

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 »