The Baptist Courier

The picture comes out of a child's nightmare. Ravenous jaws, dripping with the rotting residue of past victims. A cavernous stomach, irresistibly drawing multitudes into uncertain and eternal shadow. This is ?Death? in the ancient Near East, personified in... Continue Reading »

?If this is God, then I don't have a clue.? I?ll never forget that quote from a friend as he related to me his conversion experience as a 20-year-old at Clemson. He had grown up in a Christian home,... Continue Reading »

What is your motivation for serving? Is it from compulsion? Is sharing the gospel of Jesus like a chore or a joy for you? God's grace is made manifest and we are used for His glory when we serve,... Continue Reading »

Do your prayers consistently tend toward asking for God's power, favor, protection or provision in your life, or do they focus on having the fullness of Christ dwelling in you? As believers, we must first seek the kingdom of... Continue Reading »

Jeremiah Young has been named the first ever National Teacher of the Year by the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE). Carl Harris, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University students covered the globe as mission and outreach teams headed out over the summer. More than 20 countries and five continents were reached by people from the NGU campus.... Continue Reading »

Genre Contemporary Christian, Southern Gospel Playlist Come Dance With Me (listen) Jesus Is Enough (listen) Offered Praises Round the Throne Polish Me Chorus Medley: Come Dwell in Me, Embrace the Cross, Just Have Your Way (listen) One Flesh Angels... Continue Reading »

Some of the notes are short. Some of the notes include explanation. Ron Barker holds them, clipped together, and sees beyond the words and sentences. Barker sees the Easter baptisms reported as part of South Carolina Baptists? participation in... Continue Reading »

D.J. Horton, 32, pastor of Anderson Mill Road Church, Moore, will be nominated for president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention when messengers gather for the SCBC annual meeting Nov. 16-17 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.... Continue Reading »

The presidential search committee of the North American Mission Board's trustees has unanimously nominated Kevin Ezell, senior pastor of Louisville's Highview Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »

At first, Rakesh Tandon* simply had no interest in hearing about God. He?d just come to play basketball. Although his family follows Hinduism, Tandon does not believe in any god. But every day for six weeks, Sheldon Catling,* a... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University students poured into the Go Center following the Aug. 24 Love Awakening worship program. For some it marked the end of the three-day festival, but for most it was the beginning of a new exploration into... Continue Reading »