The Baptist Courier

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Greer will commemorate its 175th anniversary on Oct. 19. ?Celebrating God's Faithfulness? will be the theme of the observance.... 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 »

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 »

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

Recommendations of this committee must be approved by vote at the 2008 meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. If approved, terms begin Jan. 1, 2009.... 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 »

Think back. Do you remember what your life was like before you knew Jesus Christ as your Savior? Sadly, some of us have been saved so long, we can't remember what it was like to be lost.... 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 »

?I began reading and could not put it down,? is often the comment that R.D. Roberts hears about his book, ?Walnut Grove.? The historical novel was published in 2007.... 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 »