The Baptist Courier

Dina Hair, director of resident services and community relations, and William Fleming, maintenance technician – employees of Martha Franks Retirement Center since its opening in 1985 – received service pins Jan. 25, marking 20 years of employment. With Hair... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, North Augusta, will sponsor a conference March 31-April 1 to help both those who are facing the prospect of caring for an aging adult as well as current senior adult care providers and receivers.... Continue Reading »

While most people were at home with their families over Christmas break, a group from North Greenville University spent their vacation a little differently. A group of 15 volunteers, eight of whom represented NGU, set out on Dec. 9... Continue Reading »

Greetings to you, my brothers and sisters in Christ. I trust you are doing well. You are loved and prayed for by so many people. Thank you for your faithfulness to our Savior and Lord as we serve Him... Continue Reading »

Soulforce makes Easter plans Soulforce and other homosexual rights advocates are planning to make a statement in Washington this spring by lining up 1,000 “lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender” families to participate in the annual White House Easter Egg... Continue Reading »

If we are going to debate ideas in the marketplace, we must have a standard by which ideas can be measured, because all ideas are not equally valid or worthy of consideration. R.C. Sproul says there are ?four essential... Continue Reading »

Explaining the concept of Intelligent Design, William Dembski compared it to looking at Mount Rushmore, the national memorial located in South Dakota that displays the granite faces of four American presidents.... Continue Reading »

CP giving: 1.1% below last year Year-to-date contributions through the Cooperative Program are 1.1 percent below the same time frame in 2005. As of Jan. 31, the year-to-date total of $65,872,491 for CP missions is $742,451 under the $66,614,942... Continue Reading »

A new survey of Baptist newlyweds suggests that, though true love does not always wait, it waits more often if it starts with a formal pledge of purity.... Continue Reading »

For almost three years it has been my privilege to represent Southern Baptists as a trustee on the International Mission Board. I was previously privileged to serve for two terms as a missionary with the IMB in South America.... Continue Reading »

The women gathered at the annual Women's Lifestyle Evangelism Conference started the conference like they started the morning ? looking at a woman in curlers. Only this time, the bathrobe-clothed woman was humorist Kay DeKalb Smith and her practical... Continue Reading »

I write this short letter to you with so much joy in my heart. I returned home recently from a trip to Africa with a heightened sense of gratitude to our Heavenly Father and a renewed sense of gratitude... Continue Reading »