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Tom Elliff, in his first trustee meeting as president of the International Mission Board, rolled out the beginning of the vision he believes ?God painted on my heart.? Trustees elected a new vice president during their May 20 meeting... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land has joined other religious leaders in urging the Major League Baseball players union to support a ban on tobacco use at games.... Continue Reading »

Points, rebounds and assists aren't the only things growing in NBA star Kevin Durant's life. ?I?ve grown so much,? Durant said of his faith. ?I?m coming from a guy who believed at first but was never really active in... Continue Reading »

Halfway through my year as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, two learnings bubble to the top of many. One, we are an incredibly diverse lot. Two, we are more resistant to change than I ever imagined.... Continue Reading »

You are the unsung hero of Sunday Morning worship. You have no voice, no one sees your face, and there is no training program to help you refine your skills. You simply go with your gut: You are the... Continue Reading »

On May 10, the South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force met in Columbia for the fifth time, not counting two to three regional meetings. All of us had been praying daily for a breakthrough, and what occurred that... Continue Reading »

Last week we saw that stewardship begins, not with how you allocate your gifts or treasures, but rather with your view of God. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us that God should be our ultimate treasure.... Continue Reading »

There has to be a reason for the moral decline of America. Sadly, we can lay it all at the foot of the American church. It goes straight back to the gospel. The church evangelizes itself with an incomplete... Continue Reading »

Contentment seems to elude many in American culture today who seek it in every place other than the Word of God. The Bible teaches us that true contentment is found in only in Christ. Godliness is a companion of... Continue Reading »

I have taught in Sunday school for all of my adult life. I have learned a lot. On a recent Sunday, I taught myself as much as I did the class members. It should always be this way.... Continue Reading »

God has called someone out (Jeremiah) to speak truth to Judah. The northern tribes of Israel have already been scattered by the Assyrians 100 years or so before. Judah has seen what has happened to Israel, but continues in... Continue Reading »

When Scotty McCreery won Season 10 of the singing contest ?American Idol? May 25, he responded by saying, ?I thank the Lord. He got me here.? McCreery, 17, also is a member of First Church in Garner, N.C., a... Continue Reading »