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BCM unites Spartanburg students, churches in unique worship

?Gathering to go? ? this is the mission statement of a new worship experience for college students in Spartanburg. The name of the group is 'sunago,? which is Greek for 'to gather.? This weekly Thursday night meeting takes place... Continue Reading »

First Person: Measuring the worth of a year – By Henry Blackaby

Like the years before, 2006 passed very quickly. Did you take time to take a careful and thorough inventory of not only the events of the year, but also of how you lived your life through those events?... Continue Reading »

Christ is the magnet

I believe that Dale Moody, in 'the Word of Truth: A Summary of Christian Doctrine Based on Biblical Revelation,? has hit the nail on the head with respect to the issue of Calvinism versus Arminianism.... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for January 25, 2007

Cartledge leaving N.C.’s Biblical Recorder Biblical Recorder editor Tony Cartledge will leave his post at the state newspaper in mid-year to join the faculty of Campbell University’s divinity school in Buies Creek, N.C. Cartledge, 55, will serve as associate... Continue Reading »

Christian challenge

I would like to thank Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, for his column ?Gifts and fruit? (Dec. 28, 2006, Baptist Courier), which I believe is the truth. But I believe the only way to bear the... Continue Reading »

Use of Koran in congressional oath splits conservatives

When U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison became the first person in Congress ever to take the ceremonial oath of office on the Koran, conservatives divided as to whether it was appropriate.... Continue Reading »

Great apostasy?

Recently, Rick Warren entertained in his church Sen. Barack Obama, a widely known supporter of abortion rights, in an effort to defeat the HIV/AIDS crisis in this world. How can you stand with one who, while on one hand,... Continue Reading »

The Pastor’s Corner – by Danny Burnley

?Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,... Continue Reading »

Serve one master

Matthew 6:24 says, ?No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money? (NIV).... Continue Reading »

SCBC scholarships available

Scholarships for South Carolina Baptist college/university and seminary students pursuing a church-related vocation are available through the state convention's collegiate ministry group.... Continue Reading »

Christian Worldview Today – by Tony Beam

Ashley is a bedridden, 9-year-old girl whose profound birth defects have left her severely handicapped, both mentally and physically. Her parents, who have not revealed their names or where they live, recently persuaded doctors at a Seattle area hospital... Continue Reading »

Martha Franks resident writes of ‘Journey into Glory’

Charles E. Hood, a retired South Carolina pastor, has recently published 'seven Day Journey into Glory,? a book in which he interprets what lies ahead for Christians after physical death.... Continue Reading »