The Baptist Courier

When they watch the Olympics on television this month, several Lander University students and alumni will recognize the sports venues as places they visited during their recent Canadian mission trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, site of the winter games.... Continue Reading »

Over Christmas break, most students go home to spend the holidays with their families. A group of North Greenville University students sacrificed time at home to spend their break proclaiming Jesus Christ in other parts of the world.... Continue Reading »

Concerning Rev. Steven Owensby's response (?Your Views,? Feb. 4) to your Jan. 7 article, ?When pastors? silent suffering turns tragic,? it seems to me that Rev. Owensby is blaming the victim.... Continue Reading »

I was offended by the letter I read in your Feb. 4 issue referencing a Jan. 7 article on depression. I have been a pastor for 30 years. I am a Vietnam vet who suffers from the effects of... Continue Reading »

We applaud the writers and families of the ministers who allowed their stories to be told about living with depression (?When pastors? silent suffering turns tragic,? Jan. 7). We were also saddened upon reading the response by a minister... Continue Reading »

I do not doubt that unconfessed or unforsaken sin can cause depression (?Your Views,? Feb. 4). However, I would caution against the assumption that this is the major source of depression. There are many causes for depression.... Continue Reading »

When I read the letter, ?Depression results from sin,? in the Feb. 4 edition of the Courier, I was offended by Rev. Owensby's remarks and his evaluation of depression. I was diagnosed with depression in January 2004. After a... Continue Reading »

Regarding ?When pastors? silent suffering turns tragic? (Jan. 7), I have been a pastor since 1982, and I can say that ministry today is more difficult than ever.... Continue Reading »

I take my hat off to Vicki Ashley-Strange (?Your Views,? Jan. 21). She was absolutely correct in her analysis. There is an epidemic of pastors being abused and dismissed for reasons too small to mention. If a man has... Continue Reading »

I love the South Carolina Baptist Convention. During the early years of my ministry, I heard so much of how people from other state conventions were jealous of how strong and conservative our state convention was. This became evident... Continue Reading »

I am writing concerning the letter of Mark Krieger (?Your Views,? Feb. 4), who wrote in response to the article that reported the calling of Rev. Kelly Dickerson Strum to be co-pastor of Eau Claire Baptist Church (Jan. 21).... Continue Reading »

In the past few issues of the Courier, I have read several letters to the editor addressing the vote at the annual meeting to cut the budget by 6 percent. I don"t know how many people who wrote the... Continue Reading »