The Baptist Courier

Ezra, a priest and scribe skilled in the Scriptures, is perhaps best remembered for bringing spiritual renewal to the post-exilic community in Judah. In 458 B.C., the Persian king Artaxerxes I (464-424 B.C.) allowed him to journey from Babylon... Continue Reading »

More than 40 disaster relief teams from Baptist churches and associations across South Carolina are on the ground in three Southeastern states in the aftermath of the deadliest tornado outbreak in the region in nearly 80 years. Scores of... Continue Reading »

As pastor Allen Murphy stood beneath a giant gash in the roof of Mamre Church, the sunny blue sky was visible to his larger-than-usual Alabama congregation. A soft May breeze ? so different from the tornado winds four days... Continue Reading »

Believers in the Corinthian church misunderstood Christian leadership. Various men served among them, including Paul, Apollos and Peter. However, some in the church became so enamored with human gifts and personalities that they exalted some leaders over others. As... Continue Reading »

Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia ? and the list of states continues, related to horrific destruction caused by the devastating tornadoes of the past few weeks. Lives were tragically lost (the count is around 350 thus far),... Continue Reading »

50,000 participate in 6-hour ‘Secret Church’ On Good Friday, more than 50,000 people across the world participated in Secret Church, six intensive hours of biblical teaching and prayer for the persecuted church led by author and pastor David Platt... Continue Reading »

The ?upward look.? 'set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth? (v. 2). 'set your mind on? literally means ?keep on thinking about? (Robertson, Word Pictures). When he says we should not... Continue Reading »

As the 35-member South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force prepared to convene May 10, chairman Ralph Carter reflected on the group's efforts so far.... Continue Reading »

Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, unveiled a new online ?Church Planter Candidate Assessment? (CPCA) during the Exponential Conference, a church-planting seminar in Orlando, Fla. Almost 100 church-planting leaders attended a separate breakout session on assessment.... Continue Reading »

John Newton said, ?If two angels were to receive at the same moment a commission from God ? one to go down and rule earth's grandest empire, the other to go and sweep the streets of its meanest village... Continue Reading »

Editor’s note: On March 19, Dwight Easler’s 6-year-old son, Benji, died when an amusement train ride derailed and overturned at a Spartanburg public park. The tragedy made national headlines. Several members of Corinth Church, Gaffney, including Easler (the church’s... Continue Reading »

Genre Southern Gospel Playlist Somebody Sing (listen) Glory Road Holy Shore (listen) When He Was on the Cross Built on Amazing Grace Jesus Loves Me He Still Speaks The Lord’s Prayer Look No Further (listen) I’ve Read the Back... Continue Reading »