Archives

Filter by:

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: When something bad happens to us, is God punishing us for something we?ve done wrong? I?m undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, and I keep wondering what I did to deserve this. Is it wrong to think... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for May 26, 2011

  8,400 Southern Baptists volunteer in Alabama The latest disaster relief statistics released by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions show that more than 8,400 Southern Baptist volunteers from 10 states have been deployed following the tornado aftermath... Continue Reading »

Florida girl’s bake sale yields $3,000 for Haiti

At age 10, Mallory Fernald may be small but her heart dreams big. Mallory listened intently as her pastor was reminding church members that thousands of Haitians are still homeless from the January 2010 earthquake. Many are forced to... Continue Reading »

Fresh Ideas: Uplifting Gift Ideas for Your Graduate – by Diana Davis

Someone you love is graduating? For a gift to encourage a Christian student, try one of these fresh ideas.... Continue Reading »

Unbroken spirit: ‘God has something bigger and better for me’

Madaline Bowman was lying along the side of the interstate, her eyes fixed on the sky. She tried to move, but couldn't. ?I knew right there something was wrong,? she said. Strange but helpful faces began to appear over... Continue Reading »

Clemson BSU alumni plan July reunion

Former Clemson University students who were members of Baptist Student Union between the late 1960s and early 1980s are being asked to take part in a BSU reunion on July 23.... Continue Reading »

Multiethnic conference ‘touch of heaven on earth’

More than 1,100 Christians from Hispanic, Indian, Cambodian, Brazilian, Burmese and Arabic congregations in South Carolina came together recently for a multiethnic conference in the Upstate. Under the banner of ?Go and Make Disciples,? the second Multiethnic Evangelism and... Continue Reading »

Belton congregation celebrates 175 years

Mt. Bethel Church, Belton, held a 175th anniversary celebration May 15. The congregation was organized Feb. 13, 1836. The rural church is located five miles south of Belton on the Due West Highway.... Continue Reading »

Singing Churchmen mix music, missions on spring tour

The 2011 spring tour of the South Carolina Baptist Singing Churchmen wasn't just a concert road trip ? it was a weeklong series of opportunities to share Christ in locations from North Carolina to the nation's capital.... Continue Reading »

Missouri flood destroys church, but pastor sees silver lining

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew the Birds Point levee along the Mississippi River May 2, the waters washed away as many as 100 homes and 133,000 acres of fertile farmland. It also flooded a small Southern... Continue Reading »

In Your Interest – by Valerie Rumbough

In these economic times, many of us are re-thinking the value of the assets we hold. Retirement portfolios may be coming back, but are not where they were a few years ago. Our homes are not worth what we... Continue Reading »

Upstate Evangelism Conference kicks off Aug. 7

Siloam Church, Easley, will hold an Upstate Evangelism Conference Aug. 7-10. The event, which brings together noted preachers and teachers from across the Southern Baptist Convention, is also sponsored by cooperating churches in the area.... Continue Reading »