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Girls, women learn from each other at LifeWay ministry forum

Published on March 31, 2011

No matter how godly a male student minister is, he will never be able to teach a teenage girl how to be a godly woman. She needs a godly woman to do that. Given that truth, churches need to... Continue Reading »

Gaffney church in mourning after child killed on train ride

Published on March 31, 2011

The Corinth Baptist Church family began the long process of healing and mourning March 20, with counselors on hand to talk with children and adults after a miniature train crash in Spartanburg the day before killed a 6-year-old boy... Continue Reading »

Platt to nominate Wright for 2nd term

Published on March 31, 2011

Georgia pastor Bryant Wright will be nominated for a second term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Alabama pastor David Platt announced March 11. Wright, senior pastor of the Atlanta-area Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, will be... Continue Reading »

First Person: Pastor, Don’t Ignore Your Family

Published on March 31, 2011

A young lady approached me with a solemn, somber expression in her brown eyes, trying to hold back the tears, as I left the church auditorium's platform after extending the invitation. ?I have a personal request,? she said in... Continue Reading »

Gaffney church in mourning after child killed on train ride

Published on March 31, 2011

The Corinth Baptist Church family began the long process of healing and mourning March 20, with counselors on hand to talk with children and adults after a miniature train crash in Spartanburg the day before killed a 6-year-old boy... Continue Reading »

Three Greenville County churches forge partnership to impact shared community

Published on March 31, 2011

Three Baptist congregations in southern Greenville County ? one of them African-American and all of them within a five-mile radius of each other ? have forged a partnership for ministry which they believe expands the concept of what community... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Published on March 31, 2011

Dear Dr. Graham: I know the Bible says we?re supposed to fear God, but doesn't it also say we?re supposed to love Him? How can you love someone that you also fear? This confuses me because it sounds like... Continue Reading »

In Japan: South Carolina on point in Southern Baptist response

Published on March 31, 2011

Eddie Pettit, commander of the South Carolina Disaster Relief medical unit and member of the SCDR task force, was one of two Baptist Global Response (BGR) leaders meeting in Tokyo last week with Japanese Baptists regarding a Southern Baptist... Continue Reading »

In quake-torn Japan, a baptism is celebrated

Published on March 31, 2011

Excitement and happiness fill the air. Smiles and laughter abound and, for some, tears of joy. One week after the onset of Japan's triple disaster, everyone is ready for something to celebrate. For a small group of Japanese Christians,... Continue Reading »

Their church-planting role began with a heart for the deaf

Published on March 31, 2011

At a beginning sign language course for a church's deaf ministry in the Deep South in 1979, Howard Burkhart III liked his teacher so much he married her. Because of Tina McMillan (Burkhart) and her attentive pupil, untold hundreds... Continue Reading »

New well in African village will ‘transform people’s lives’

Published on March 31, 2011

When Jim Burry, of Fountain Inn, traveled with a team of other South Carolina Baptists on mission to East Africa three years ago, he could not have imagined the providential chain of events that would unfold. Today, as a... Continue Reading »

In Your Interest – by Valerie Rumbough

Published on March 31, 2011

Okay, so it's tax time. Typically I write about things that you need to know about regarding deductions, credits, etc. However, let's have some fun reading about some wacky things that people try to deduct, with some being successful.... Continue Reading »