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Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Kershaw is compiling a history to commemorate our 100th birthday in 2012. We are seeking assistance from South Carolina Baptists in gathering information and photos of pastors and interim pastors who have served our... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: I decided to give my life to Jesus a few months ago, but what do I do now? I guess I?m supposed to give up my bad habits, but what else is there to it?... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention's benefits entity has joined the growing chorus of evangelical and Roman Catholic voices publicly protesting the Obama administration's mandate that health insurance plans cover contraceptives, including ones that can cause abortions. GuideStone Financial Resources, which... Continue Reading »

Our granddaughter, Lily, was born in January. (Can you hear me smiling?) As their church lovingly ministered to the new parents, I realized the magnitude of those small acts. Does your church need fresh ideas for a new parent... Continue Reading »

My wife used to be an administrator at a small Catholic college in the Midwest. She found it a very nourishing, very pleasant environment. The priests and nuns were tender to her, and mentored her in her job. She... Continue Reading »

Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 5.02 percent above the year-to-date budgeted goal and are less than 1 percent (0.82 percent) behind contributions received during the same... Continue Reading »

Harley Cannon, being blind, doesn't read music. But that doesn't stop him from playing a crazy clavichord or a mean trumpet.... Continue Reading »

The Georgia Baptist Convention experienced its most dramatic staff reduction ever Jan. 27 and Jan. 30 as 16 employees and two vacant positions were eliminated in the latest round of downsizing. Staffing has now been cut 26 percent since... Continue Reading »

Who saves a broken sea shell? A trained eye knows how to look past the broken shells to find the real jewels on the beach. Thousands upon thousands of shells lie broken on the beach, but the valuable ones... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention Youth Choir Festival is returning after a 10-year hiatus. The one-day event will be held March 10 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Irmo.... Continue Reading »

My mother has always possessed a very special way of teaching biblical truth. It was not by what she said as much as it was by the things that she did.... Continue Reading »

A recent LifeWay Research study found that Americans with even a slight curiosity about an ultimate purpose to life are more likely to participate in worship services, while half of those who never attend church never wonder about life's... Continue Reading »