The Baptist Courier

?Prayer with Expectancy? kicked off the spring semester at Charleston Southern University Jan. 11.... Continue Reading »

We wonder why so many churches are having trouble keeping pastors. By reading the want ads and all the restrictions we put on candidates, we might understand why.... Continue Reading »

Paul made a statement in verse 24 of this passage that is not easily reconciled with the gospel or Paul's own writings: ?Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up... Continue Reading »

Stranger: Which one is yours? Me: The one right there. Haskins No. 44. Stranger (looking at me to make sure I am white): Which one? Me: The black kid right there. Stranger: Oh, really? Awkward silence ensues.... Continue Reading »

I was dismayed to read that 17 percent of those who claim the calling of God in their lives are so unwilling to believe his Word ? specifically, those who do not believe in a literal Adam and Eve... Continue Reading »

When my children were small, my wife took every opportunity to teach fairness. When there was a candy bar to share, one child would get to divide it, but the other one got first choice of the two halves.... Continue Reading »

It was a miracle as far as Jamie and Kelley Murphy are concerned. Their son, Micah, who is autistic, could not speak until he was 6 years old. He didn't say ?Mama? until he was 11. But at the... Continue Reading »

Last year, more than 111 million people watched Super Bowl XLV to see the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers. That's a lot of people in one place at one time. This year, the NFL has given its... Continue Reading »

?When the church is just simply religious and not truly Christian, bad things can happen, such as what happened in Nazi Germany.? Eric Metaxas, speaker for the 17th annual John Hamrick Lectureship, returned to the theme again and again.... Continue Reading »

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich won the support of South Carolina's evangelical and pro-life voters during that state's recent GOP primary.... Continue Reading »

Most of us have heard the statement, ?We can do more together than we can do on our own.? Our Cooperative Program was founded and guided by this statement for decades, but I wonder how many of us really... Continue Reading »

No matter your preferred tech company of choice, when Microsoft introduces a new version of its operating system, we tech folk simply have to take note and see what the future holds for us in regards to what the... Continue Reading »