The Baptist Courier

Genre Contemporary Christian Playlist Holy Ground (listen) It Is Well (listen) You Are God Alone (listen) Bethlehem Morning Gentle Savior Midnight Cry Who Will Call Him King of Kings If You Could See Me Now We Shall Behold Him... Continue Reading »

Russia is the largest country on earth and full of natural resources, but it is dying. Its people cannot surmount the degradation of years of neglect and of rhetoric that promised so much, but delivered so little.... Continue Reading »

At the start of the fall semester, the University of South Carolina Baptist collegiate ministry welcomed a new minister to international students: Wendy Middleton. When one first meets Middleton, one can tell right away that she is genuine in... Continue Reading »

While walking in a small town in Thailand years ago, Richard Blount spotted some Buddhists entering a temple and sensed his first heart-tug for missions.... Continue Reading »

New commentary offers woman-to-woman exposition of Bible Feminists and egalitarian proponents often interpret scripture through a gender lens, but editors of a new commentary offer a conservative woman-to-woman approach to scripture interpretation. The Women’s Evangelical Commentary New Testament from... Continue Reading »

James S. Netherton, president of Carson-Newman College since 2000, announced his resignation Feb. 16, effective June 1, to become executive vice president for administration and finance at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., on Oct. 1.... Continue Reading »

Having been ?paralyzed by shame? since news of his involvement with a male prostitute surfaced in November, Ted Haggard emerged from three weeks of intense psychological treatment with a Feb. 5 e-mail to members of New Life Church in... Continue Reading »

In a ministry sphere with countless conference options for middle and high schoolers, it is rare to find an event just for student leaders. Southeast Conclave, held in Chattanooga, Tenn., brought together youth ministry leaders from 12 states to... Continue Reading »

Genre Praise and Worship, Southern Gospel, Contemporary Christian Playlist A Loss for Words (listen) Open the Eyes of My Heart Here I Am to Worship Grace Like Rain Worthy Is the Lamb I Bowed on My Knees and Cried... Continue Reading »

CP giving 2.24 percent ahead Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 2.24 percent ahead of the same time frame in 2006. As of Jan. 31, the year-to-date total of $67,348,758 for Cooperative Program missions is... Continue Reading »

Helen B. Davis, 85, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, Laurens, formerly of Spartanburg, who was instrumental in the establishment of the South Carolina Baptist Student Union in the Spartanburg area, died Feb. 11, 2007.... Continue Reading »

Terror struck New Orleans Feb. 13 as an early morning tornado touched down in neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane Katrina's onslaught in 2005.... Continue Reading »