The Baptist Courier

The Southern Baptist Convention finished its Oct. 1- Sept. 30 fiscal year 1.89 percent ahead of budget, but Cooperative Program receipts for the year were down .65 percent and combined giving for the year was down .87 percent, according... Continue Reading »

Teenagers from First Baptist Church, Fort Mill, chat with students at a sewing center, prayerwalk in a village, and visit in a home during a summer trip to South Asia.... Continue Reading »

Pastors of at least seven Southern Baptist congregations participated in ?Pulpit Freedom Sunday,? a Sept. 28 free-speech initiative to test the 54-year-old Supreme Court ruling that forbids the endorsement of political candidates from the pulpit.... Continue Reading »

Voters have a lot on their minds as they ponder which candidate to support in the upcoming presidential election ? a shaky economy, the war on terrorism, the energy crisis, increasing pressure to redefine marriage as something other that... Continue Reading »

As I was driving to work one morning, I heard the disc jockey laughing about the upcoming vote. He didn't slant his view to one candidate or the other. He was just tired of hearing all the campaign rhetoric... Continue Reading »

As the Courier has reported, I have resigned from the position of president of South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging to return to the pastorate. As I follow God's leadership in making this change, I want to say... Continue Reading »

I just wanted you to know the material I have read in The Baptist Courier has made my heart smile. I am not a member of a Southern Baptist church, but I am a born-again child of God.... Continue Reading »

Thank you to Butch Blume for the remarkable article, ?Lessons learned ...? in the Oct. 2 edition. The article was very touching.... Continue Reading »

Anderson University is establishing a faith and learning book collection within its new Thrift Library. The initiative will add approximately 500 volumes to the library collection, providing faculty and students access to foundational and contemporary resources to support the... Continue Reading »

Thomas Vann Jr. has been appointed assistant dean for preaching and pastoral studies, School of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, after serving a year as acting assistant dean.... Continue Reading »

The Christian tradition has been very suspicious of credit and borrowing. Usury laws and a bias against borrowing and lending dissuaded most Christians from borrowing except in a dire emergency. Until fairly recently, the widespread use of consumer credit... Continue Reading »

For perhaps the first time in my life since the final exam, I wish I had paid more attention in Economics 101.... Continue Reading »