The Baptist Courier

If the First Amendment can be interpreted in such fashion as to restrict the very liberty it is intended to protect, then no freedoms are safe.... Continue Reading »

Four years before Send North America was launched by the North American Mission Board to mobilize churches and local associations to plant and support new churches in underserved parts of the United States, Todd Unzicker was down in the... Continue Reading »

Acts of violence and intolerance against Christians in Indonesia nearly doubled in 2011, with an Islamist campaign to close down churches a key factor in the plight of the nation"s religious minority.... Continue Reading »

An evangelical Christian church has been told by New York City officials that it can no longer rent a community room in a federally funded housing project named after Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.... Continue Reading »

This week"s Bible study is adapted from the Bible Studies for Life curriculum. Bible Passages: Ephesians 5:1-5,8-12,15-16... Continue Reading »

This sets the stage for the courts to make some determinative statement on same-sex marriage within the next several months -- a decision that will go a long way toward setting the direction of the larger culture.... Continue Reading »

A mother and her 7-year-old son pick through a stack of clothes piled on the parking lot pavement. After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami wiped out their house, the only clothes they owned were the ones they were... Continue Reading »

As an allied soldier held prisoner by the German military during World War II, Sam anxiously awaited liberation by allied forces. Following his dramatic liberation, Sam returned to the states, married his sweetheart, was blessed with a family, worked,... Continue Reading »

Robert Jay Schipper told the 156 December graduates at North Greenville University that 'the most important thing today is not your graduation; the most important thing is whether or not you know Jesus Christ.? Schipper is special assistant to... Continue Reading »

A total of 131 Anderson University students received diplomas during winter commencement exercises Dec. 9. The evening ceremony marked the largest number of students ever to graduate from Anderson during winter commencement.... Continue Reading »

The clich? goes that, as long as teachers give tests, there will be prayer in public schools. But a more significant emphasis on Scripture and the gospel is taking place in dozens of elementary, middle, and high schools across... Continue Reading »

The potential contribution to Dead Sea Scroll scholarship of nine scroll fragments owned by Southwestern Seminary was underscored when several seminary professors discussed their research to date during the Society of Biblical Literature's 2011 meeting in San Francisco.... Continue Reading »