The Baptist Courier

Someone has said if Christians really understood the full extent of the power we have available through prayer, we might be speechless.... Continue Reading »

A little 9-year-old boy sat stoically still while medical missionaries cleaned his wound; a gash on his eyelid that led to infection and fever. It was after the treatment that he finally cried, not because of the pain from... Continue Reading »

Abraham would be appalled. He would be shocked to learn that many of his descendants had chosen to ignore one of God's key mandates: ?You are to undergo circumcision, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between... Continue Reading »

Anderson University is welcoming Becky Walker as the new associate campus minister for women's ministry and outreach for the upcoming academic year.... Continue Reading »

Even when we don't understand our present circumstances, we can walk in the light.... Continue Reading »

This summer, high school and middle school students got a taste of college life a few years early. ?James University,? the theme for the 2007 Summersalt youth camp, transported students a few years into their futures when their faith... Continue Reading »

Most friends and family members agreed the nine firefighters who died in the line of duty June 18 perished ?doing what they loved to do.? Three of the services for the victims of the blaze at the Sofa Super... Continue Reading »

A group of 40 youth and adults from First Baptist Church, Duncan, traveled to Palmer, Alaska, in early June to participate in a World Changers mission project. During the weeklong event, the Duncan group served with 100 other participants... Continue Reading »

What if we baptized someone? This was the question Randy Harling, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Simpsonville, posed to his staff in planning a groundbreaking service. Just one month later, four people were baptized where the baptismal pool... Continue Reading »

Sam Lawrence is the pastor at Poe Baptist Church in Greenville. In a sense, he has come home; he was baptized there some 30 years ago. Lawrence says the watchword these days for Poe Baptist is one familiar to... Continue Reading »

Does your church have a Christian Life Concerns committee? You may call it by a different name ? Community Impact Team, CIA for Christians in Action, Salt and Light committee, or any other name that implies your group is... Continue Reading »

To the letter writer offended by Masonry, I am proud to say that I am a 3rd generation Master Mason and a Past Master of my Lodge.... Continue Reading »