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South Carolina Showcase for July 21, 2011

The WMU of Barker’s Creek Church, Honea Path, have been busy making “witnessing dolls” for the church’s youth to distribute while on a mission trip to Chicago. The dolls are specifically designed with faces on both sides and necklaces... Continue Reading »

Joe Gibbs sets forth ‘Game Plan for Life’

Joe Gibbs, a three-time Super Bowl champion coach and owner of a three-time NASCAR champion team, relates to men's innate desire to win. ?What men want to know, everywhere I go, is how they can succeed, too,? Gibbs writes... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: July 24, 2011, Bible Studies for Life

What are your responsibilities as a follower of Jesus Christ? Legalism answers this question by focusing on what should be avoided by believers. For the legalist, the Christian is the person who avoids all of the wrong things and... Continue Reading »

FROM THE STATES: Ark., S.C., N.C. evangelism/missions news

From the States, published each Tuesday by Baptist Press, relays news and feature stories from state Baptist papers and other publications on initiatives by Baptist churches, associations and state conventions in evangelism, church planting and Great Commission outreach, including... Continue Reading »

A first: Senate confirms openly gay mate judge

For the first time in U.S. history, the Senate July 18 confirmed an openly homosexual man to be a federal judge.... Continue Reading »

First person: Reparative therapy, homosexuality and the Gospel

Each U.S. presidential election cycle brings its own set of unexpected issues, and the 2012 race already offers one topic of controversy that truly sets it apart -- a debate over forms of therapy that attempt to change an... Continue Reading »

SCBC president mourns loss of son

South Carolina Baptist Convention president Sonny Holmes and his wife Harriet are mourning the loss of their son, Brian Eliot Holmes, 33, who died July 18.... Continue Reading »

This year’s Sturgis rally goal: plant a church for bikers

After this year"s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Baptists in the Dakotas want to birth a church.... Continue Reading »

Pornography targeted by state convention

"There is an 800-pound gorilla in the church auditorium that most congregations seem to be ignoring," pastor David Krueger said. "That gorilla is pornography.... Continue Reading »

N.Y. clerks opposed to gay ‘marriage’ have lawful options, group says

With gay "marriage" now legal in New York, Christian town clerks across the state have feared that they must either sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples or refuse and lose their job.... Continue Reading »

Slums in India spur musician’s witness

When Micah Watson came to India for the first time, he never thought he would be back, let alone recording a music video with his band there one year later.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Planned Parenthood on the defensive

With fall and winter came the release of a series of undercover videos showing several Planned Parenthood clinics seemingly aiding and abetting the sex trafficking of underage girls. Americans United for Life (AUL), a leading national organization dedicated to... Continue Reading »