Archives

"Home Run" is a fictional story set for theatrical release in 2012 about a Big League baseball player forced to confront the outcome of his alcoholic abuse.... Continue Reading »

The South Carolina Baptist Convention has named Lee Clamp as the new evangelism group director. Clamp will begin his duties Jan. 1.... Continue Reading »

Life is hard. We all face tragedy, setbacks, and challenges. How we deal with these struggles reveals our relationship with God.... Continue Reading »

Next week, South Carolina Baptists will elect a new state convention president. As the Courier went to press, we knew of three Upstate ministers who have agreed to have their names placed into nomination.... Continue Reading »

On Oct. 7, Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, ignited a cultural wildfire when he introduced Texas Governor Rick Perry at the Values Voters Summit, a conservative political rally. As he described Perry as... Continue Reading »

?R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to me,? Aretha Franklin belts out in the wildly successful, soulful tune by that title. The focus of that song is on the demand she makes for her man to give her the... Continue Reading »

Please share briefly about your faith journey. I was raised in a loving Christian family in Motlow Creek, S.C., where we were active members of Motlow Creek Baptist Church. Although I was baptized when I was 9 years old,... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University is the new owner of the former Steak and Ale restaurant building in Greenville, appraised at $1.6 million.... Continue Reading »

Matthew Henry, the well-respected biblical commentator, is quoted as saying: ?Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.? His comment reflects Paul's instructions in Romans 14:13-23 ? members of the body of... Continue Reading »

Consideration of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report at the 2011 annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention will move convention business traditionally considered on Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning and alter Tuesday evening's traditional worship time.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist churches must comply with a state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation requirement that all employers enroll in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify system beginning Jan. 1, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Paula Hemphill's job was to look at cells through a microscope and help diagnose cancer. She never imagined she would one day be on the other side of the microscope as a patient.... Continue Reading »