The Baptist Courier

South Carolina Baptist churches must comply with a state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation requirement that all employers enroll in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system beginning Jan. 1, 2012.... Continue Reading »

?R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me,? Aretha Franklin belts out in the wildly successful, soulful tune by that title. The focus of that song is on the demand she makes for her man to give her the... Continue Reading »

In reference to ?Aiken Baptists oppose GCR report ?as it now stands??? (Oct. 27), not all folks associated with the Aiken Baptist Association have the same feelings.... Continue Reading »

Bennie Durham, pastor of First Baptist Church, Marietta, is the third announced nominee for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Hello, my name is Terry, and I?m a workaholic. I am celebrating five years of balanced living, but every day is still a struggle. Anyone who has been to a recovery group of any kind probably recognizes that opening... Continue Reading »

Matthew Henry, the well-respected biblical commentator, is quoted as saying: ?Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.? His comment reflects Paul's instructions in Romans 14:13-23 ? members of the body of... Continue Reading »

As I write this, a headline from a news website reads, ?A child is born and world population hits 7 billion.? It is a milestone that brings amazement at the diversity and sheer number of people who cover the... Continue Reading »

Kenneth M. Newton, 83, a retired pastor, died Oct. 12, 2011.... Continue Reading »

Paula Hemphill's job was to look at cells through a microscope and help diagnose cancer. She never imagined she would one day be on the other side of the microscope as a patient.... Continue Reading »

We have been told repeatedly during the past few months that things are not working as they should in the Southern Baptist Convention. We need change. We need to replace the old way of doing things with the new.... Continue Reading »

Dickie Cullum, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dillon, registers some puzzlement about the downward trend of giving to the Cooperative Program.... Continue Reading »

SCOTT VAUGHAN, former director of marketing for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was ordained to the ministry Oct. 23 at Lexington Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Turner delivered the charge. Vaughan served on the SCBC staff until 2003, when he... Continue Reading »