The Baptist Courier

Recently, Southside Baptist Church in Spartanburg spent a Saturday being the hands and feet of Jesus. From children through senior adults, 173 members of the church organized ministry teams through Sunday schools and went out to model the love... Continue Reading »

Willis Prather, an 88-year-old veteran of World War II, recalls painful memories of warfare and concentration camps, but through it all he has kept a strong faith in God and has been an active member of a Southern Baptist... Continue Reading »

It's been fascinating to see a presidential candidate capture the loyalty of young people. Beyond just emotions, students so believed in their candidate that they knocked on doors and worked the phone banks.... Continue Reading »

Whether it's backpacking, canoeing or first aid, a good Scout approaches all tasks with the same motto: ?Be prepared.? Scout or not, the motto is sound advice for most of life's occurrences, and should certainly be considered in the... Continue Reading »

Nine Charleston Southern University students joined with campus minister Clark Carter and served with Snow Memorial Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tenn., over fall break Oct. 11-14. This was the fifth year of serving in this area for Charleston... Continue Reading »

Members of Siloam Baptist Church, Ninety Six, chat with Muslims while prayerwalking at a madrassa ? a Muslim primary school ? in Sri Lanka.... Continue Reading »

How did the crew of the H.L. Hunley die? Scientists may have an answer to this mystery.... Continue Reading »

Living in a hut in West Africa might cost $12 a month. But the monthly rent for an apartment in Moscow can run about $2,000.... Continue Reading »

A GPS makes it possible to always know where you?ve been, where you are and where you?re headed ? sort of the past, present, and future of your life from a visual and geographic perspective. You never have to... Continue Reading »

October contributions of $17,795,253 through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program were 20.40 percent above CP gifts received in October 2007, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee president and chief executive officer Morris Chapman.... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptists in Congress return to D.C. No Southern Baptist members of Congress lost their seats in the Nov. 4 elections. Both senators and all 23 representatives who are members of Southern Baptist churches and were on the general-election... Continue Reading »

Bolstered by its opening in more than 100 new theaters, ?Fireproof? finished in the top 10 again on a per-theater average gross over the weekend of Oct. 31-Nov. 2, according to studio estimates ? an unusual feat considering it... Continue Reading »