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South Carolina Showcase for June 9, 2011

The congregation of Kelleytown Church, Hartsville, recently recognized Betty Taylor, center, for 43 years as a teacher at the church’s kindergarten. Taylor has been on the teaching staff at Kelleytown’s kindergarten since it began in 1968. Pictured with Taylor... Continue Reading »

Southeastern Seminary confers degrees on 23 South Carolina students

During two separate graduation ceremonies on May 20, 189 students were awarded with degrees from Southeastern Seminary and The College at Southeastern.... Continue Reading »

Bible class reaches public school students

In April, Edgewood Church in Walterboro worked with a public middle school across the street to offer a two-hour weekly School Time Bible Education (STBE) class for 6th-graders at the church.... Continue Reading »

Connie Maxwell event ‘great success’

Friends of Connie Maxwell Children's Home gathered May 12 at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive baseball club, for a ?Go to Bat for Children? fundraising and awareness-building event.... Continue Reading »

Religious leaders: MLB should ban tobacco

Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has joined other religious leaders in urging the Major League Baseball players union to support a ban on tobacco use at games.... Continue Reading »

Thunder’s Durant matures in his faith, game

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 »

5 tips for using on-screen lyrics in church

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 »

Sunday School Lessons: June 12, 2011, Bible Studies for Life

Last week we saw that stewardship begins, not with how you allocate your gifts or treasures, but rather with your view of God. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us that God should be our ultimate treasure.... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: June 19, 2011, Bible Studies for Life

Contentment seems to elude many in American culture today who seek it in every place other than the Word of God. The Bible teaches us that true contentment is found in only in Christ. Godliness is a companion of... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: June 12, 2011, Explore the Bible

God has called someone out (Jeremiah) to speak truth to Judah. The northern tribes of Israel have already been scattered by the Assyrians 100 years or so before. Judah has seen what has happened to Israel, but continues in... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: June 19, 2011, Explore the Bible

King Josiah had done some good. He restored the temple and removed idols from the land, and then foolishly got himself killed in a way God told him not to get in. He's dead, and King Jehoiakim is ruling... Continue Reading »

Reaching More with a Bigger Tent

Carolina Faith Riders? ?Mission Under the Tent? stretched to a wider circle this year during Myrtle Beach Bike Week, May 15-21. CFR partnered with Waccamaw Association to minister not only to the spiritual needs of visiting motorcyclists, but also... Continue Reading »