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?Get them in the boat!? my 7-year-old son Connor screamed. A three-foot shark was peeling my 9-year-old Caden's line and excitement was erupting in the boat. We were on Caden's birthday 'shark fishing? trip. At one point, we had... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Campers on Mission recently traveled to North Carolina to take part in an ?Old Time Camp Meeting? that included preaching by Jonathan Lotz, grandson of Billy Graham and son of Anne Graham Lotz.... Continue Reading »

The 2012 South Carolina Baptist Convention's annual meeting will be held Nov. 13-14 at the TD Convention Center in Greenville. Under the theme ?Great Commission Living,? SCBC president Brad Atkins said he hopes those who attend will be challenged... Continue Reading »

Matthew Hallenbeck got a phone call no pastor wants to get on a Sunday morning. The church was on fire. An incapacitated driver had plowed into Bellewood Baptist Church in Syracuse, N.Y., early that morning, causing massive damage ?... Continue Reading »

As the market begins to improve, many of you may feel that it is okay to keep your retirement portfolio invested in the stock market, maybe to ?make up? for the money you lost over the last few years.... Continue Reading »

The recommendation of ?Great Commission Baptists? as a descriptive name and the prospective election of the first-ever African-American president are on the horizon for the Southern Baptist Convention's June 19-20 meeting in New Orleans.... Continue Reading »

James Holston IV JAMES A. HOLSTON IV began serving as minister of youth at Lake Cooley Baptist Church, Wellford, on April 9. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in youth ministry from North Greenville University. Holston and his... Continue Reading »

Moses had been a great leader, but now it was time for him to pass the leadership role to Joshua. His God-given mission had been accomplished and now it was time for someone else to lead the lsraelites into... Continue Reading »

Billy Graham remains passionate for the kingdom, Frank Page observed during a May 12 visit with the 93-year-old evangelist. ?His focus is singular, as it has always been, on winning the lost for Christ,? Page, president of the Southern... Continue Reading »

Students and adults from five Myrtle Beach-area churches – Surfside Beach First Baptist, Myrtle Beach First Baptist, Timberlake Baptist, Socastee Baptist, and Legacy – recently attended Disciple Now weekend. The theme was “Becoming: Finding My Identity in Christ.” Jeremy... Continue Reading »

He looked like the ideal youth minister ? recommended by a friend of the pastor, personable, and leading a thriving ministry to teens at Wayside Baptist Church in Miami, Fla. But looks were deceiving.... Continue Reading »

Jeff Bourque made his way to India from Music City USA to share the basics of songwriting. His mission: to help musicians from several churches in India write songs that speak to their highly diverse culture.... Continue Reading »