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Max McGee Rice, 83, known to many in the Upstate as the founder and longtime director of the Look-Up Lodge Christian retreat center, died May 6, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo.... Continue Reading »

After both Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pushed for acceptance of same-sex marriage Sunday (May 6), North Carolina reversed the trend and became the 30th state to amend its constitution to define marriage as... Continue Reading »

A friend of mine (I?ll call him ?John?) works for British Petroleum. About a month ago, John travelled to Australia on a short-term business trip. Very quickly, he found himself in a pagan environment where ?highly-educated? professionals could not... Continue Reading »

It was the Christmas holidays, and the three brothers and their families were gathering at Mom's: one from Rock Hill, one from the Lowcountry and a third was local. My wife and I camped out in our normal room,... Continue Reading »

For Robert Beaver, a recent mission trip to the Dominican Republic with the South Carolina Baptist Singing Churchmen offered a hopeful glimpse of the hereafter. Beaver, minister of music at Belton's First Baptist Church, sang with 36 of his... Continue Reading »

Richard Land's apology is a slap in the face to those he represents, and I am deeply disturbed by it (?Land's comments on Trayvon Martin shooting meet with commission's regret, investigation,? March 1).... Continue Reading »

Jesus knew that His death would open the door to forgiveness and salvation to the whole world. His disciples didn't have any idea that that was what was going on when He died. They figured it was the end... Continue Reading »

It was a privilege to have Valerie Rumbough and Bob Deaton from the South Carolina Baptist Foundation come and be with us at Laurel Baptist Church on Sunday, May 6.... Continue Reading »

Apathy keeps us from experiencing the full blessing of God. There is an epidemic of apathy raging in American Christianity. The dictionary defines ?apathy? as ?a lack of feeling or emotion,? ?passivity and indifference,? or an ?absence of concern... Continue Reading »

Thousands of people have given their time and resources to help the city of Joplin rebuild after last year"s devastating tornado.... Continue Reading »

An Arkansas pastor has become chairman of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission after the resignation of a retired Indiana minister who was leading the Southern Baptist entity's trustee board.... Continue Reading »

The Nigerian military"s raid of a Muslim terrorist base stocked with explosives and ammunition in Jos refutes Islamist claims that Christians have been bombing their own churches, a local pastor told Compass Direct News.... Continue Reading »