The Baptist Courier

While a recent cover of Newsweek magazine asserted that massive natural disasters are 'the new normal? and ?we?re hopelessly unprepared,? Eddie Fulmer and dozens of other volunteers from South Carolina were busy cutting fallen trees out of people's homes... Continue Reading »

Judah has broken the Mosaic covenant by the worship of other gods, and punishment is inescapable. God says that even Jeremiah's prayers and performing rituals in the temple won't set Judah's heart right. This situation brings danger to Jeremiah.... Continue Reading »

What do 30 elementary-age children in northern Greenville County have to do with a rural village in Asia? The answer lies in their taking to heart the challenge of Acts 1:8, the 2011 theme verse for Locust Hill Church,... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention Office of Public Policy commends the South Carolina House of Representatives for recently passing a bill that would make it illegal for retail liquor stores to be open on Thanksgiving and Christmas.... Continue Reading »

These chapters continue the saga of God trying to get the attention of His prodigal people through His spokesman Jeremiah. God is trying to communicate with Judah that there is still hope by allowing the prophet to continue to... Continue Reading »

A South Carolina Baptist minister is the author of 'the Angels Are In Wyoming,? which blends two of Columbia writer David Redding's longtime interests ? the Old West and Christianity.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina pastor Bill Curtis has recently completed work on a new book on homiletics entitled ?Engaging Exposition.? Curtis, who is the senior pastor at Cornerstone Church in Florence and an adjunct professor of homiletics at Southeastern Seminary, co-authored... Continue Reading »

Points, rebounds and assists aren't the only things growing in NBA star Kevin Durant's life. ?I?ve grown so much,? Durant said of his faith. ?I?m coming from a guy who believed at first but was never really active in... Continue Reading »

There has to be a reason for the moral decline of America. Sadly, we can lay it all at the foot of the American church. It goes straight back to the gospel. The church evangelizes itself with an incomplete... Continue Reading »

You are the unsung hero of Sunday Morning worship. You have no voice, no one sees your face, and there is no training program to help you refine your skills. You simply go with your gut: You are the... Continue Reading »

On April 27, the town of Morehouse, Mo., experienced flash flooding after heavy rains. Conditions worsened when a temporary levee routed more water into the town. At one point, it was reported that the flood waters rose two inches... Continue Reading »

When Scotty McCreery won Season 10 of the singing contest ?American Idol? May 25, he responded by saying, ?I thank the Lord. He got me here.? McCreery, 17, also is a member of First Church in Garner, N.C., a... Continue Reading »