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?Attention.? The adult voice carried clearly through the chapel. Twelve children stood attentively side-by-side. ?Romans 14:12,? said the caller. 'start.? ?Number nine?? said the caller. The ninth child in line spoke: ?Romans 14:12: So then, each of us will... Continue Reading »

Our children agree that my inability to toss, give away, sell, or in any way dispose of any possession is because I was born in the waning months of the Depression, and one never knows when one may need... Continue Reading »

Approximately 100 volunteers were on hand recently for a recognition dinner at Connie Maxwell Children's Home. Volunteers provided 11,098 hours of service during the past year at the Greenwood campus.... Continue Reading »

From bags to bedding, volunteers are crocheting hope for the homeless. Marjorie Morris, a member of Barnwell First Baptist Church, was inspired to make the mats after reading an article in Mature Living, a Southern Baptist magazine, on making... Continue Reading »

North American Mission Board president Kevin Ezell has announced new missionary placements for several states in the northeast United States that have not had a full-time missionary fully funded by NAMB.... Continue Reading »

Change is in the air for the Southern Baptist Pastors? Conference, June 17-18 in New Orleans, themed ?Changing: Lives, Communities, the World.? ?I am changing. You are changing. The world around us is changing,? said Grant Ethridge, president of... Continue Reading »

Nearly 1,200 students received degrees at spring graduation ceremonies at South Carolina's three Southern Baptist-related universities. Commencement speakers included a congressman, an executive of a utilities provider, and the author of the popular ?Experiencing God? Bible study.... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: My boss claims he's an atheist and doesn't believe in God, yet he's one of the most superstitious people I?ve ever met. How can you be a superstitious atheist? I thought atheists didn't believe in higher... Continue Reading »

We have all heard this familiar warning about the danger of making a snap decision based on what we see on the outside. There are many people who will never know the bliss of eating sushi because they cannot... Continue Reading »

It's about the power of ONE. Lee Clamp, director of the evangelism group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, says it this way: ?If every South Carolina Baptist took the responsibility for just one person a year, and prayed... Continue Reading »

Americans are split on whether homosexual behavior is a sin, and many do not appreciate if a church teaches it is sinful, according to a recent survey conducted by LifeWay Research.... Continue Reading »

?Oh, the Places You?ll Go.? That book title registers with many younger, and even older, readers. It is the name of the last Dr. Seuss book published before the renowned author's death. It came out in 1990. Our daughter... Continue Reading »