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Joe Frank Settle, 94, of Gaston, a retired Baptist pastor, died Jan. 29, 2012.... Continue Reading »

GuideStone Financial Services and LifeWay Christian Resources are conducting a confidential online church compensation survey through May 31. The data collected from the survey will provide, at no cost, the most accurate compensation information available to South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

Over time, many of the cells in our bodies are replaced with new ones. Especially in youth, but throughout our lives, we are an ongoing restoration project, a copy of the original image of ourselves at the cellular level.... Continue Reading »

?When are you coming back? It's no fun when y?all aren't here.? Anyone would have melted if they looked into his big brown eyes. The small boy clung to the teenagers who had completed a day of service at... Continue Reading »

There was a time when retirement years weren't celebrated, and with good reason ? there wasn't any. People worked until they died or became physically incapacitated, at which time they depended on family and savings. Neither employers nor the... Continue Reading »

When Nobuko Tanno closes her eyes, she sees tsunami waves rushing in and destroying her village along Japan's northeastern coastline. She sees cars floating and houses coming off foundations. She hears the roar of the water and desperate cries... Continue Reading »

Woman's Missionary Union, auxiliary to the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has announced the 2012-2013 nominees for executive board positions and the 2013 nominees for nominating committee positions.... Continue Reading »

Jesus is 30 years old, on His own, baptized and back from being tempted. Now He prepares to commence His Messianic mission in earnest. Before He begins choosing disciples, He takes a get-acquainted tour of the Galilean synagogue circuit.... Continue Reading »

Grace Baptist Church in Una (near Spartanburg) stands at a crossroads. For about eight years, the people of Grace Church and Renacer Baptist Church, an Hispanic congregation, have been worshiping at Grace Church's campus ? Grace's members in the... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University will host SYNC ?12, the second annual church leadership conference, March 22-23. The conference will include topics by church and worship leaders Dave Edwards, Jason Hodges, Butch Howard, Will Browning, Doug Paul and Reggie McNeal.... Continue Reading »

Growing up, ?giving thanks? was normally associated with a meal blessing. I appreciated food, but it never dawned on me how thankful I should be. Young children don't usually pay attention to newscasts about famines and starving people. I... Continue Reading »

The Occupy Wall Street movement finds its basis in a core belief that 'the richest 1% of people are writing the rules of an unfair global economy that is foreclosing on our future? (see occupywallst.org/about). While the protestors would,... Continue Reading »