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Bill Andrews* has spent his entire life serving others ? his family, friends and his country. Now the Korean War veteran lies in a hospital bed waiting on death, often feeling like a burden to friends, family and the... Continue Reading »

When Dewey Seale sings the old hymn, ?Amazing Grace,? the words come from deep in his heart as he remembers God's grace has always been sufficient no matter the circumstances. Dewey, with his wife Eloise at his side, served... Continue Reading »

'so how do you think our church is doing?? my pastor friend asked as we stood on the steps of his church in the country after a Sunday morning service. ? My response to his question left us looking... Continue Reading »

Have you ever asked one too many questions? In this Scripture, the expert in the law did just that. In his attempt to test Jesus, he exposed his own true nature. Jesus? response to his questions should cause us... Continue Reading »

The Digital Age is upon us. In the span of less than three decades, we have redefined the way humans communicate, entertain, inform, research, create and connect ? and what we know now is only a hint of what... Continue Reading »

Someone posed the question: ?Instead of leaving us in this world, why doesn't God take us to heaven the moment He saves us?? Many biblical responses could be offered for that question, but one answer certainly is this: He... Continue Reading »

With a retroactive change to its business and financial policies and procedures, the Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention effectively ensured that the 2012 SCBC budget finished in the black and an allocation of nearly $416,000 was... Continue Reading »

Throughout young Ethan Gilman's captivity and following his rescue Feb. 4, his plight made headlines. The now 6-year-old ? who for days was held hostage by an abductor in an underground bunker in Midland City, Ala. ? has even... Continue Reading »

On this Palm Sunday, we are studying Scripture from the last days of Jesus? earthly life. The first verses of this background passage highlight the desire of the Jewish leaders to get rid of Jesus. They were afraid of... Continue Reading »

Through February, Cooperative Program giving from South Carolina Baptist churches was slightly behind budgeted needs for the year. In the first two months of 2013, churches had forwarded $4,624,608 in CP gifts, $125,392 short of budgeted needs for the... Continue Reading »

Call down God's fire or shuffle into irrelevancy ? that's the warning Tom Elliff gave trustees of the International Mission Board during their Feb. 26-27 meeting in Las Vegas. Speaking from 1 Kings 18 (Elijah and the prophets of... Continue Reading »

?People don't care what you know until they know that you care!? is a very familiar and true saying. One man who lived in a large city walked passed a number of churches before arriving at the one he... Continue Reading »