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South Carolina pastor writes novel of spiritual discovery

Randolph J. Carlson, pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Hamer (Pee Dee Association), has written his first novel, ?Directed by Light.?... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for June 25, 2009

3 from Upstate among New Orleans grads Three South Carolinians were among those who graduated from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary May 16. Todd Sullens of Campobello received the doctor of ministry degree. Sullens is senior pastor at Hamilton... Continue Reading »

Ridgeland church holds day of prayer

Faith Baptist Church, Ridgeland, recently joined other Americans in prayer for the nation and its leaders.... Continue Reading »

Khalfani-Cox: Focus on personal financial choices

South Carolina Baptists must focus on their personal financial choices and avoid obsessing over national economic issues beyond their control. That was the message from personal finance expert and former Wall Street reporter Lynette Khalfani-Cox while speaking at the... Continue Reading »

NAMB Great Commission re-focus task force named

Don Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, is among 24 Southern Baptists from a cross-section of the denomination ? theologians, missiologists, practitioners, denominational leaders and pastors of churches of varying sizes and ethnicities ? who will comprise a... Continue Reading »

Freshman reading assignment reinforces foundational beliefs

This summer's reading assignment for entering freshmen at Charleston Southern University is the student edition of 'the Case for Christ,? by Lee Strobel.... Continue Reading »

Make everyone happy?

What is going to happen when we have managed to create a convention where everyone is happy?... Continue Reading »

Betty Marshall Bedenbaugh

Betty Marshall Bedenbaugh, 79, of Greenville, a retired Southern Baptist missionary, died June 11, 2009.... Continue Reading »

Band changes gears – and hearts – for the homeless

A trio of Charleston-area Christian bandmates recently bicycled more than 500 miles to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for the homeless.... Continue Reading »

Let’s move forward

In response to Barry Wilson, ?Not All Bad News,? and his statement concerning 'the damage done to the SBC by the conservative resurgence of the ?80s,? I would like to make the following suggestion:... Continue Reading »

Edwin R. Quattlebaum

Edwin R. Quattlebaum, 80, of Laurens, a retired pastor and director of missions, died June 4, 2009, at Hospice House of Laurens County.... Continue Reading »

In praise of young preachers

I am so thankful for these young men like Shawn White (?Your Views,? June 11) who will stand up not only for the church, but for the only purpose of the church: winning the lost!... Continue Reading »