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Forgive Others – And Heal

It can be difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you once they ask for forgiveness, but what about someone who does not ask? What about someone who does not even know they have done anything wrong, someone who... Continue Reading »

Chicago pastor, 74, earns seminary doctoral degree

When Don Sharp received his doctoral degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 20 members of the congregation he leads attended the December commencement, applauding their 74-year-old pastor for his of academic achievement.... Continue Reading »

Panel defers action on South Carolina’s seminary funding request

The two highest-ranking representatives of the South Carolina Baptist Convention say they are disappointed that a key provision in the state's Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report won't be embraced by the SBC in the immediate future.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist pastors will keynote National Conference on Preaching May 14-16

Pastors of leading Southern Baptist churches will fill key speaking roles at the 21st annual National Conference on Preaching, May 14-16 at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga. The conference is sponsored by Preaching magazine and Anderson University's... Continue Reading »

2nd-century Psalms text gets seminary analysis

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary officials have announced a partnership with the Green Scholars Initiative offering MBTS" ancient language students opportunities to research and publish their findings about one of the world"s oldest biblical texts that dates to the second... Continue Reading »

Perspective: Examining the SBC Name-Change Recommendation

The Southern Baptist Convention Name Change Task Force has completed its work and officially gave its recommendation to convention president Bryant Wright and to the Executive Committee of the SBC on Feb. 20. In brief, the recommendation is that... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for March 1, 2012

Inman Mills Baptist Church, Inman, celebrated Polly Boyce Appreciation Day on Jan. 15, in honor of long-time organist Polly Boyce, who recently retired after 50 years of service. In addition to the special Sunday service, the congregation presented an... Continue Reading »

In the Yucatan, students gain missions insight

For one week in January, Kim led a group of 24 Southwestern students to Tekax (te-kash), Mexico, where they worked with missionary Shelby Boyd.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University student goes barefoot for slavery

There's nothing ordinary about Quinn Franco's college experience at Charleston Southern University. In the fall of 2010, the Aiken native enrolled at CSU, declaring biochemistry as his major. Inspired by a chapel performance by the Annie Moses Band, with... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for March 1, 2012

JOHN ALEXANDER JR. was recently called as pastor of Abney Memorial Baptist Church, Greenwood. He previously served as director of Hoops for Him, a young mens’ sports outreach ministry of First Baptist Church, Ninety Six, as well as a... Continue Reading »

Land urges Senate support for anti-mandate bill

>The head of the Southern Baptist Convention"s ethics entity has urged United States senators to support a bill that would protect conscience rights in the Obama administration"s controversial contraceptive/abortion mandate.... Continue Reading »

Great Commission Perspective: The Hard Way – by Brad Atkins

It has been said that some of the most impactful lessons we learn in life are often learned 'the hard way.? We learn that fire burns, the law of gravity cannot be defied for long, and that rules are... Continue Reading »