The Baptist Courier

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 »

A week-long series of events to commemorate the centennial of South Main Street Church in Greenwood included visits from the top executives of both the Southern Baptist Convention and the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... 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 »

Positive news about the South Carolina Baptist Convention budget greeted SCBC Executive Board members who gathered April 11-12 at White Oak Conference Center for their spring meeting.... Continue Reading »

On April 6, more than 300 students at Charleston Southern University signed a banner with notes of appreciation for the school's various donors.... 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 »

Some University of South Carolina students say the school should not award an honorary doctorate to Southern Baptist Convention president Bryant Wright because of his and the denomination's stance against homosexuality and ?gay marriage,? but Wright says he and... Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

An ages-old Baptist church in Marion County burned to the ground April 9 after it was struck by lightning, but congregation members are determined to keep their spirits high.... 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 »

Very few men can say they have worked for senators like Strom Thurmond, or that they have been an advisor or staffer to Presidents Nixon, Ford and Bush (and on occasion, Reagan). In addition to helping these presidents get... Continue Reading »