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Children of divorce suffer ‘injustice’

It"s only when you get to the macro level and begin to aggregate it all that you can see the clear pattern of the advantage of kids from intact marriages over kids from divorced families," said Patrick Fagan, director... Continue Reading »

Letters: Use God-called chaplains

It's easy to miss an obvious point about a certain issue because we are blinded by the passion and heat of other slightly related issues. For instance, a few years ago when South Carolina citizens were passionately debating whether... Continue Reading »

Greenwood church choir sings at Carnegie Hall

?Glorious.? That's the only word Keith Polatty could find to describe singing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. ?Everything about it was glorious,? said Polatty, who was among a group of members from [Greenwood's] South Main Street Baptist... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University approves 10-year ‘transformation’ plan

The Charleston Southern University board of trustees has approved a 10-year Strategic Transformation Plan to enhance key areas, including academic growth, student success, enrollment, university finances, faith integration and institutional identity.... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: March 4, 2012, Explore the Bible

I?ve heard people say that joy is not the same as happiness. Joy, some say, is higher and better than its junior partner. Some say that happiness is driven by circumstance, while joy is transcendent and more spiritual. I... Continue Reading »

TECHNOLOGY: Helping the church understand the digital revolution

I"ve hoped that my life and skills would be able to be used to help spread the Gospel through technology and help disciple the church in the new digital generation.... Continue Reading »

Abortion and the Power of Forgiveness

There have been more than 52 million abortions performed in the U.S. since the ignominious Roe v. Wade court decision in 1973. And for every abortion there is a woman who, to some degree, knowingly or unknowingly is complicit... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: March 11, 2012, Explore the Bible

The developing saga of the coming of baby Jesus was more than a little bit strange. Here is Mary: engaged, sexually pure but nevertheless pregnant. Zacharias and Elizabeth, old as dirt (and Elizabeth unable to conceive), were the parents... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University names vice president of academic affairs

Charleston Southern University has named Donald 'skip? Martin Jr. vice president for academic affairs. He previously served the university as interim vice president for academic affairs, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and chair of the... Continue Reading »

Conference explores legal trends facing churches’ ministry to children

The conference was called ?Protecting Our Children,? and indeed that phrase was verbalized repeatedly throughout the one-day seminar held in the Upstate on Feb. 9 and in Columbia on Feb. 10.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University names Cashion missions and evangelism professor

Bill Cashion has been appointed professor of missions and evangelism at North Greenville University's Graduate School of Christian Ministry. He previously served almost 20 years with the International Mission Board as a missionary in Venezuela and as missions administrator.... Continue Reading »

‘Win the One’

The 2012 South Carolina Baptist Convention Evangelism Conference was held Feb. 22-24 at Hoffmeyer Road Baptist Church in Florence. Local and national speakers encouraged and challenged the more than 1,000 in attendance to share their faith.... Continue Reading »