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It has become almost traditional that Loyd Melton, professor of New Testament at Erskine Seminary, lead the Winter Bible Study in late January at Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville. On Jan. 23, he came to Earle Street for... Continue Reading »

A prayerwalk training and ministry effort, ?Crossover Cherokee County,? held Jan. 22 at East Gaffney Baptist Church, opened the eyes of the 59 people from several Upstate churches who took part.... Continue Reading »

Yearlong activities celebrating Anderson University's centennial will reach a crescendo Feb. 9 during the annual Founders Day convocation on campus at 10 a.m. in Henderson Auditorium in the Rainey Fine Arts Center.... Continue Reading »

Pop culture teaches us to think and live outside the box, to color outside the lines, the language of creativity and innovation. Warning: This is the language of modern secularism, too. This ?out of the box? thing suggests that... Continue Reading »

Recently, our denominational leaders encouraged SBC churches to observe a day of solemn assembly for the purpose of examining our hearts before God and repenting of sin. Why? One reason is because of the high value God places on... Continue Reading »

I wonder about our online relationships and how they impact the body of Christ. I have developed some great relationships online with people I would never have met otherwise. I have learned a great deal from blogging, reading, writing... Continue Reading »

The people of Israel felt confident that, in returning to God, He would accept them back. But His terms for returning have always been based on repentance and surrender.... Continue Reading »

I did not see the original article Roger Upton of Gaffney was responding to (?Your Views,? Jan. 20), but I simply want to add an ?Amen!? to his comment that too many preachers today are content with emotionally manipulating... Continue Reading »

Today, the word ?passion? is most often used to refer to a strong emotional commitment. Young adults heading into the marketplace are told to find their passion and go after it 100 percent. Some even decide to retire early... Continue Reading »

I came up in the days when the Baptist churches used the Broadman Hymnal for singing, and there was a song on page 383 entitled, ?He Died of a Broken Heart,? by Thomas Dennis and B.B. McKinney.... Continue Reading »

Too many today seem not to take sin ? or its consequences ? seriously. They attempt to justify actions the Bible calls sinful by thinking of them as ?cultural differences? or ?outdated restrictions.? Some try to cover up their... Continue Reading »

A Wheaton College professor who has made the life and writings of Christian apologist and author C.S. Lewis the focus of his own study and research recently told a South Carolina audience that ?God is bigger than our thoughts... Continue Reading »