The Baptist Courier

The Bible is a book about good and evil. God created the world and everything in it and pronounced His entire creation good. When sin entered the world through the rebellion of Adam and Eve everything in the world... Continue Reading »

Mike Wagers was suspicious of the couple as soon as they slipped into his cab on Aug. 11. It wasn't how they looked, or what they said. It was what they didn't say.... Continue Reading »

In 2000, an Empowering Kingdom Growth futuring group was appointed by Carlisle Driggers, executive director of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, to prepare the convention for the second chapter of the EKG emphasis. The group was composed of pastors,... Continue Reading »

The residents of one Aiken community have the dates circled on their calendars a year in advance. They can depend on Cornerstone Baptist Church to meet their needs every third Wednesday of each month.... Continue Reading »

Many churches have some literature left over at the end of the month or quarter. North Greenville Association has a use for it.... Continue Reading »

Because of continuing interest in Calvinism and its influence in South Carolina Baptist life, The Baptist Courier ran a five-part series on Calvinism beginning in November, 2000. Many readers contacted us with requests for copies, so we have republished... Continue Reading »

Philip Gunn, second vice chairman of the seminary"s board of trustees, was elected speaker in early January, making him the first Republican to sit as speaker of the house in Mississippi since Reconstruction.... Continue Reading »

This is my first time experiencing Chinese New Year like this -- in my parents" homeland and with traditions that go back thousands of years.... Continue Reading »

For those with homes built of mud and livelihoods based on farming, the devastation -- and the time it takes to rebuild -- multiplies exponentially.... Continue Reading »

It was in the early hours of the morning on Sept. 6 when Pastor Vasili Romanyuk"s phone rang. A group of men backed by local police were demolishing his Holy Trinity Pentecostal Church, housed in a three-story building nestled... Continue Reading »

A 48-year-old Chinese woman with a Ph.D. in botany was among 52 students who received degrees at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary"s 2011 winter commencement.... Continue Reading »

Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney won a plurality of support from evangelicals and pro-life voters during the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, edging out Rick Santorum in each category, according to exit polls.... Continue Reading »