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More than 200 awarded degrees at Charleston Southern graduation

More than 200 students received degrees during Charleston Southern University's December graduation ceremony Dec. 17 in the Lightsey Chapel Auditorium.... Continue Reading »

RA challenge boosts offering

In September, the Royal Ambassadors of White Rock Baptist Church, Lexington Association, began sponsoring Wednesday night suppers and discussing ways to use the proceeds for missions. They contacted an ?adopted? IMB missionary family, who encouraged them to give the... Continue Reading »

Scholarships available

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

Vision Casting

The new year is here for South Carolina Baptists, and I look forward to all we will experience together. However, I must admit that as I anticipate the happenings of 2006, I cannot help but first reflect on the... Continue Reading »

Christian Worldview Today

One of the best quotes from C.S. Lewis's 'the Abolition of Man? describes Lewis's warning to scientific elites who believe they have won the war against any belief in the supernatural.?Lewis said, ?Each new power won by man is... Continue Reading »

An Encouraging Word

I trust this note finds you well, happy and rejoicing in the Lord Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for your life and testimony and for the manner in which you are serving our Savior. I am deeply honored... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life

You probably breezed by it in the news, as with so much celebrity fluff. I almost did. Then I realized that the November announcement by Fox executives that the network would renew the contract of Simon Cowell for five... Continue Reading »

Persecuted Christian delivers NGU address

Samuel Thomas, of Columbus, Ga., and president of Hopegivers International, delivered the commencement address for North Greenville University's graduation ceremonies Dec. 8. The 102 graduates were part of the first class graduating under the university name. Thomas spoke about... Continue Reading »

Capitol View

The Encarta online dictionary defines virtual reality as ?a technique by which a computer simulates a three-dimensional physical environment using visual and auditory stimuli with which people can interact to affect what happens in the simulation.?... Continue Reading »

Thank you, South Carolina Baptists

I am writing to say thank you for all the assistance you gave after Hurricane Katrina. You came to the rescue of the people in the Cypress Shores community. The work was hard, the hours were long, the beds... Continue Reading »

Crossing Carolina for December 29, 2005

Rob Vernon Rob Vernon has begun duties as minister of students and missions at Philippi Baptist Church, Union. A graduate of Le Tourneau University, he previously served Liberty Heights Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.            ... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for December 29, 2005

Miranda Lawhon, a GA at Old Fort Baptist Church, Summerville, sits in front of boxes collected for Samaritan’s Purse this year. The church set a record this Christmas, collecting 333 boxes for the ministry. The WMU of Pleasant Hill... Continue Reading »