The Baptist Courier

Spiritual darkness surrounds us, but we have the light of the world within our souls (John 8:12). In Mark 4:21, Jesus stated that it is not a good practice to put a lighted lamp under a basket. It does... Continue Reading »

The stage is set for greater missions involvement and personal growth as hundreds gather for WMU's national missions event this fall at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, N.C.... Continue Reading »

I receive more than 50 different church newsletters every month, and I try my best to scan and read each of them. The universal problem in all church promotion is the poor names given to church ministries, buildings and... Continue Reading »

Because of my trade, I read a lot of biographies on the stars. Like many others, I?m fascinated by Hollywood's constellation. People like Bogey and Sinatra and John Wayne have captured the imagination of many a film watcher for... Continue Reading »

As the foliage turns and the weather cools, the thoughts of one youth group in Greenville turn to the mountains, but not as tourists or sightseers, but rather as missionaries.... Continue Reading »

Protestant clergy and laity are far from being of one mind about religion and politics, though most clergy and laypeople agree that their church is not heavily involved in politics, according to a report in the September/October edition of... Continue Reading »

Steve Irwin, known worldwide as the ?Crocodile Hunter,? is being remembered for his fearless encounters with wild animals after his death Sept. 4. Irwin, 44, was struck by a stingray barb to the chest while filming a documentary on... Continue Reading »

Wade Godfrey Jr., 83, of Ninety Six, a pastor who served several Baptist churches in South Carolina during his ministry, died Sept. 3.... Continue Reading »

Walter C. Hudson II, 75, of Anderson, a retired Baptist pastor, died Sept. 4 at the AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson.... Continue Reading »

Jim Staples, 70, of Colorado Springs, Colo., a former church music and education minister in South Carolina, died Aug. 24.... Continue Reading »

Ten women from Anderson University traveled to South Asia for a mission trip in May 2006.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University hosted a church planting conference Aug. 29. Les Dobbins, partnering church resource manager for the North American Mission Board, conducted an all-day training session using a step-by-step guide to planting churches.... Continue Reading »