The Baptist Courier

When Grant Ethridge was elected president of the Southern Baptist Pastors? Conference, the weight of the task quickly became evident. 'the first thing that I did was pray and say, ?Okay, Lord, you have given me this assignment, and... Continue Reading »

Information is just a mouse click away. Google religious beliefs and you will instantly find 15.4 million results. A search for God pulls 1.97 billion results. The problem is not finding information; it's sifting through the overwhelming results to... Continue Reading »

Since Watergate, we have been inundated with a parade of politicians, entertainers, sports personalities and religious leaders apologizing publicly and seeking redemption for a variety of wrongdoing. It has almost become the norm rather than the exception. I am... Continue Reading »

Jesus is the center of our lives, and his presence changes our identity and behavior. Thus, Paul commanded the Colossian believers to put off and kill their old lives (vv. 5 and 8). The old self did whatever it... Continue Reading »

What do you want your obituary to say about you? If someone were writing a book about your life, what would you want it to say? Most of us do not like to think about our death or to... Continue Reading »

Harley Cannon, being blind, doesn't read music. But that doesn't stop him from playing a crazy clavichord or a mean trumpet.... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention Youth Choir Festival is returning after a 10-year hiatus. The one-day event will be held March 10 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Irmo.... Continue Reading »

You can tell a lot about a community from the inside of a barbershop. Just about everyone, at some time or another, needs a haircut. Yet of all the patrons at the beauty and barbershop operated by Sean and... Continue Reading »

Faced with spiritual forces in their own living room, the Yorks had no recourse other than prayer.... Continue Reading »

Michael Catt, senior pastor of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., spoke to the Florida Baptist Witness about his church"s new movie "Courageous" during a visit to the Pastors" Conference at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville.... Continue Reading »

Burk and his wife Sherri want to help the disabled find dignity and independence. With a grant from Baptist Global Response, the Burks opened a welding shop called Hope Haven in Dharan, Nepal, to build tricycles especially designed for... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity has joined in an effort to strengthen a South Carolina law against cockfighting. Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, appears in a new video produced by the Palmetto Family... Continue Reading »