The Baptist Courier

Allen McClellan, 52, pastor of Bethune Church, died March 12, 2011.... Continue Reading »

I have read with a great deal of interest the article by Brad Whitt in The Baptist Courier dated March 3 and the subsequent letters in response in the following issues. Obviously, some have taken a different view to... Continue Reading »

There are recreational vehicles that serve as a home away from home ? and there are RVs that are home. There are retirees ? and there are people who volunteer their ?retired? years to actively serve the larger community... Continue Reading »

A third Upstate pastor has been added to the lineup of speakers for the 20th annual National Conference on Preaching, May 9-11 at First Church, Spartanburg. The conference is sponsored by Preaching magazine and Anderson University's College of Christian... Continue Reading »

Many of you have heard that Joe Mack, director of the SCBC's office of public policy, retired after 12 years of devoted service to South Carolina Baptists. There are not enough words to express our deep appreciation for his... Continue Reading »

The 2011 South Carolina Woman's Missionary Union annual meeting was held March 11-12 at Monaghan Church, Greenville. Under the theme ?Unchained,? 563 attendees met to conduct business and hear missions reports from representatives of the North American and International... Continue Reading »

It took six days for Southern Baptist disaster-relief specialists from South Carolina and Alabama to gain access to Japan's tsunami- and earthquake-stricken Tohoku prefecture. It only took a few minutes, however, for them to understand the intense fears surrounding... Continue Reading »

Each of us has our own Baptist story. Mine starts on a dead-end road at a small country church with two rows of wooden pews sitting stark against blood-red carpet. Every week, the brick building with white trim was... Continue Reading »

In 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, Paul praises God for his constant encouragement during times of great distress. He also acknowledges that the purpose of God's encouragement is to equip him to strengthen others during their times of distress in verses... Continue Reading »

Bodies of the deceased are carefully washed, then wrapped in preparation ? not for burial, but for burning. Dozens each day are ceremonially prepared, then consumed by the flames of the local outdoor crematorium fires. Belief in countless incarnations... Continue Reading »

According to Time magazine online, researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Arizona gathered census data in nine countries ? Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland ? and found a... Continue Reading »

John 20:10-18 records the first encounter between the risen Lord Jesus and a human, Mary Magdalene. When she sees Jesus, she cries out, 'teacher,? and then clings to him. More than 2,000 years later, people are still encountering the... Continue Reading »