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Johnnie R. Bailey JOHNNIE R. BAILEY will retire as senior pastor at Bayview Baptist Church, Columbia, on Dec. 26. He has served at Bayview since 2009, and the church has seen 19 additions under his leadership. Bailey, who has... Continue Reading »

Back in 1971, I was a freshman at Anderson University. My New Testament survey text was entitled 'the Heart of the New Testament? by H.I. Hester. William Tisdale was my professor. I am positive that I did not take... Continue Reading »

The congregation of Latta Baptist Church, inspired by the Hands for Jesus WMU group, made 115 dolls for the children of Webster Springs, W.Va. Pictured with some of the dolls are several of the WMU members and pastor Rob... Continue Reading »

The year 2010 is nearly spent. The year 2011 is coming, ready or not. We are all a year older. A year closer to dying. It has been wisely written that ?at the moment of our birth, God turns... Continue Reading »

Her words hit Seth Whitman* like a hammer. The 37-year-old civil engineer was riveted by the stories he was hearing from a missionary who?d come to speak at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C. The more she shared about... Continue Reading »

As a pastor, I am deeply disappointed in the direction of our South Carolina Baptist Convention. I sat through the annual meeting and was frustrated and distressed over the hypocrisy: everyone cheering, saying ?amen,? clapping for missions ? and... Continue Reading »

The Christmas season brings a mixture of emotions to the believer. For example, there are positive feelings (hopefully!) when families gather together to celebrate Jesus? birth. But there are sad emotions during the holidays when we miss loved ones... Continue Reading »

Our Baptist universities receive only a small percentage of their operating budgets from the South Carolina Baptist Convention, but that amount of support is important. The convention needs the connection to the universities more than the universities need the... Continue Reading »

Christmas is a special celebration of Jesus? birth. I say 'special,? because, like Easter, we don't have to wait for holidays to remember things that matter. Every day can, and should, be a celebration of Jesus? birth, life, death... Continue Reading »

At last year's Pastors Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., David Platt said that 6 billion people are lost and on their way to hell. I went home with those 6 billion souls on my heart. I looked through a copy... Continue Reading »

Pollsters tell us that most Americans indicate they pray every day. Yet the reality is, many do not. Even those who do pray would admit their need to strengthen the quality of their praying ? that is, the attitude... Continue Reading »

My wife and I are transplants from Michigan from more than five years ago. We love Southern hospitality, the slower pace of life and the moderate climate.... Continue Reading »