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Juanita Plaster was baptized by pastor Harold Sanders at Wren Baptist Church in Piedmont on Nov. 11.   Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Conway, recently baptized (from left) Lindsey Norton, Nikkie Faircloth, Lisa Bridgman and Benny Adams.   Providence Baptist... Continue Reading »

For all practical purposes, it was a Christmas season that the 18-year-old Marine would rather not experience. Slogging through the mud in the drizzling, never-ending rain was beginning to wear on the enlisted man’s spirit. Two battle-weary Leathernecks of... Continue Reading »

As the year end approaches, many are busy with shopping for Christmas gifts and planning holiday parties. However, this is a very important time to take advantage of several tax benefits. If you are planning to make any year-end... Continue Reading »

She died on board a ship 100 years ago Christmas Eve ? sick, exhausted, brokenhearted over leaving her beloved Chinese friends in their time of suffering. It was a bittersweet end to a long and fruitful life. But it... Continue Reading »

Here's the situation. You aren't hungry enough for a meal but you want something, or you don't want to cook, or you want a bite of something to tide you over until dinner time. Voila! Elizabeth Chamblee Renedo's Hot... Continue Reading »

As 2012 nears an end, giving from churches toward the South Carolina Baptist Convention's annual budget was running short of needs through the end of November.... Continue Reading »

Virginia Merritt Hawkins, 89, of Columbia, wife of the late B.F. Hawkins, a retired pastor and director of missions, died Dec. 4, 2012.... Continue Reading »

Many pastors do not recognize it in themselves. Some try to spiritualize it, while others attempt to deny it or ignore it. It is pastoral burnout, and it is a growing phenomenon among vocational ministers today. Burnout is a... Continue Reading »

As you enter the busiest part of the Christmas season, what kind of feelings are you having? Is there a sense of anxiety that you won't get everything done? Exhaustion as you bake, shop and attend celebrations of the... Continue Reading »

Responding to New Jersey's victims of Hurricane Sandy, South Carolina Baptists filled 466 ?Buckets of Care? through South Carolina Disaster Relief. Each bucket contains tools, first-aid and safety items and a ?Hope in Crisis? tract.... Continue Reading »

Are you looking for a better life? Most adults are constantly on the lookout for something different, something better. We look in all directions for a better job with better pay, a new place to live, a new relationship,... Continue Reading »

In the classic TV special, ?A Charlie Brown Christmas,? Linus reminds the rest of the Peanuts gang of the true meaning of Christmas by reciting the story of Christ's birth from Luke 2. Christians could do worse than to... Continue Reading »