The Baptist Courier

NAMB/states to continue joint funding In spite of the Great Commission Resurgence report that many expected would end jointly funded missionaries with state Baptist conventions, North American Mission Board president Kevin Ezell says “strategically placed mobilizers” in southern states... Continue Reading »

Four hundred years after it debuted as the first widely distributed Bible for the English-speaking world, the King James Version of the Bible still holds a place of distinction among Americans, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.... Continue Reading »

Former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden visited Kingstree April 7 to speak at the first Black River Sportsman's Banquet.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist vocational evangelist Frank Shivers is the author of a recently published handbook on basic Christian values entitled ?Growing in Knowledge, Living by Faith.?... Continue Reading »

Richard Clint Totherow Jr., 74, of Rock Hill, died March 14, 2011, at Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville, N.C.... Continue Reading »

Jeff Briggs JEFF BRIGGS, department chair for sport management at North Greenville University, was honored recently by South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities during its annual Excellence in Teaching awards ceremony in Columbia. “This year’s award recipients demonstrated a... Continue Reading »

The Women on Mission at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community assembled packages for migrant workers as part of their April mission project. The “care bags,” which contain personal care items and Scripture, will be distributed by the Laurens Association’s... Continue Reading »

The president of the Greenville branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers is asking churches across South Carolina to help spread the word about the group's upcoming 'stamp Out Hunger? food collection day. On Saturday, May 14, when... Continue Reading »

Immediately after assuming the mantle of leadership from Moses, Joshua faced a daunting task ? to lead God's people into the promised land. In his new role, Joshua would endure obstacles tied to his own people, such as the... Continue Reading »

In Esther 4:8, 13-14, Mordecai appealed to Esther to use her influence with Ahasuerus (who reigned 486-464 BC) that the Jews throughout the Persian empire would not perish due to Haman's wicked plan. Appearing before the king could have... Continue Reading »

Verse 21 explains our former spiritual state. Paul used three words to describe our condition before coming to Christ: alienated, hostile, and evil. We were alienated and hostile in our minds and evil in our deeds. The word alienated... Continue Reading »

Satan's top priority is to subvert and pervert the truth about Jesus Christ. Satan loves confusion and delusion. Paul warned the church at Colossae about being deceived by false teachers. Knowing and keeping the truth about Christ is essential... Continue Reading »