The Baptist Courier

As sounds of 'the Wonderous Cross? ring through Lexington Baptist Church, no treble soprano voices can be detected among the crowd of nearly 1,200.... Continue Reading »

Firsthand accounts from a group of 90 college students who spent part of Christmas break ministering to the hurricane-ravaged Bay St. Louis, Miss. Students cleaned houses, yards and lives.... Continue Reading »

Leaving Botswana in 2002 to begin a seminary degree in Texas was difficult for Otlaadisa ?Jack? Rantho. Besides the inevitable cultural and academic adjustments he faced, he was leaving his church in Lobatsi without a pastor.... Continue Reading »

We are in the new legislative year, and the most offensive issue we must address is gambling expansion.... Continue Reading »

Coretta Scott King's lasting contributions to freedom and equality have made America ?a better and more compassionate nation,? President Bush said after news of her death Jan. 31.... Continue Reading »

Nearly two-thirds of Americans fear that poverty will increase, while almost the same proportion worry they will find themselves among the lowest economic class, according to a new poll by Catholic bishops.... Continue Reading »

The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina's Biblical Recorder intends to fill the four openings on the newsjournal's board of directors this year with their own selections.... Continue Reading »

Thank you for providing two articles in this month’s Baptist Courier on the IMB’s recent decision concerning prayer languages/tongues and our missionaries. I was so grieved last month that Southern Baptists would alienate Christian brothers and sisters from traditions... 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 »

The Christian gospel began with the life, death and resurrection of one man nearly 2,000 years ago. Since that time, the gospel message has been embraced by hundreds of millions of people. You and I are beneficiaries of the... Continue Reading »

The media sizzled last month with the news that portions of James Frey's memoir, ?A Million Little Pieces,? were complete fabrications. His book supposedly chronicled his life as a drug addict who bounced through a variety of destructive behaviors... Continue Reading »

NBC cancels ‘Book of Daniel’ NBC’s foray into irreverent religion ended Jan. 23 with the cancellation of “The Book of Daniel” after three episodes. The show’s most outspoken critic, Donald Wildmon, founder and chairman of the American Family Association,... Continue Reading »