The Baptist Courier

ADAM and KRISTIE GARRETT are the new ministers of children at Ebenezer Welcome Baptist Church, Landrum. They are the parents of four children: Lauren, Logan, Asheleigh and Lizzie.             RON LYNCH has been called... Continue Reading »

Gary Lander Hiott Jr., 88, of Pickens, former trustee of The Baptist Courier as well as a former printer of the Courier, died May 1.... Continue Reading »

Zula Hilton Driggers White, 94, of Hartsville, died April 27.... Continue Reading »

Approximately 100 volunteers from Greenwood and the state were on hand recently for a recognition dinner at Connie Maxwell Children's Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance at the home.... Continue Reading »

Temptation is something that we all face. It is an attraction we feel externally and a choice we make internally. Temptations are human. They are real. They can strengthen us or damage us.... Continue Reading »

A.G. beefs up fight against child porn U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is making the protection of children from exploitation over the Internet a top priority in the Justice Department, saying it’s time to “deliver a wakeup call about... Continue Reading »

There are probably some confusing conversations when this family gathers: In Westminster, three Watkins brothers - Ed, Jack, and Bill - married three young lasses named Betty. I suppose the feeling was that if one Betty Watkins were good,... Continue Reading »

I will need to have surgery soon. How can I be sure that I am not overcharged?... Continue Reading »

America has been, and continues to be, a ?nation of prayer,? President Bush said May 4 in a White House observance on the 55th National Day of Prayer.... Continue Reading »

In spring 2002, Austin Alexander's Internet search for Christian universities ended in a phone conversation with Kathryn Mitchell, an enrollment counselor at Charleston Southern. ?Kathryn, how do I go to school?? Austin asked excitedly. ?You?ve got to walk me... Continue Reading »

Expressing displeasure over what they call a ?narrowing of cooperation through exclusionary theological and political agendas? in the Southern Baptist Convention, a group of Southern Baptist conservatives issued a document May 3 calling on the convention to repent of... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the North American Mission Board met May 2, their first meeting since the resignation of NAMB president Bob Reccord. The board approved 74 new missionaries and 63 SBC-endorsed chaplains, elected new officers and approved a resolution expressing... Continue Reading »