The Baptist Courier

Genre Christian Jazz   ARENEFF is a trio of Christian musicians who believe that Jesus” power, as expressed in their music, can stir the soul and bring joy, peace and love to God”s people. The members are based in... Continue Reading »

More than 1,100 Christians from Hispanic, Indian, Cambodian, Brazilian, Burmese and Arabic congregations in South Carolina came together recently for a multiethnic conference in the Upstate. Under the banner of ?Go and Make Disciples,? the second Multiethnic Evangelism and... Continue Reading »

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew the Birds Point levee along the Mississippi River May 2, the waters washed away as many as 100 homes and 133,000 acres of fertile farmland. It also flooded a small Southern... Continue Reading »

Hiba* used to pore over the Quran, trying to sort out life's problems. Then she bumped into some Christians in her hometown a few years ago. She agonized for days about which was the real book, the Quran or... Continue Reading »

Egypt is a land that figures significantly in the story of God's plan for the future. Isaiah 19 foretells of a day when God's dealings with Egypt would literally change the world. Current events indicate that this ?day? is... Continue Reading »

The New York Times highlighted Southern Baptist Disaster Relief in a May 9 article, noting that after the Red Cross and Salvation Army, Southern Baptists form the largest disaster relief organization in the country.... Continue Reading »

In response to the letter, ?Utilize older pastors? (May 12), I wholeheartedly agree. Our church was going through a great transition from a longtime leader before I came. We were blessed to have a strong interim in Rev. Don... Continue Reading »

Reading what pastor Bryant Wright said (?Gay students protest SBC president's honorary degree,? April 28), I did not see anything that made it out that he was saying homosexuality is okay in God's eyes. What I interpreted him saying... Continue Reading »

When I read the letter, ?Blatant insult to God? (May 12), my heart broke, partially because I used to harbor the same opinion until I began searching the Scriptures for the way God expected us to act toward those... Continue Reading »

To simplify and re-focus its ministry assignments ? as directed by the Southern Baptist Convention last summer in Orlando ? North American Mission Board trustees adopted a six-item mission statement during their May 11 meeting in Alpharetta, Ga. The... Continue Reading »

  8,400 Southern Baptists volunteer in Alabama The latest disaster relief statistics released by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions show that more than 8,400 Southern Baptist volunteers from 10 states have been deployed following the tornado aftermath... Continue Reading »

Madaline Bowman was lying along the side of the interstate, her eyes fixed on the sky. She tried to move, but couldn't. ?I knew right there something was wrong,? she said. Strange but helpful faces began to appear over... Continue Reading »