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  CP giving 3.77% below 2009 pace Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are 3.77 percent below the same time frame in 2009. As of Nov. 30, the year-to-date total of $31,991,253.91 for Cooperative Program gifts... Continue Reading »

This is the gist of it: To be free, master yourself. The title of Greer author Gene Bishop's new book is longer: ?No Man Or Woman Is Free Who Has Not Mastered Themselves.?... Continue Reading »

Citing unprecedented economic challenges facing the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Frank Page, president and chief executive officer of the EC since Oct. 1, announced structural and staffing changes on the Executive Committee staff in two memos sent to... Continue Reading »

Chris J. Bowman, 59, of Dillon, former pastor of Latta Baptist Church, Latta, died Nov. 18, 2010 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, N.C.... Continue Reading »

The chairman of the South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force plans to convene the 35-member panel in mid-January for the first of what likely will be several meetings over the next 10 months. Ralph Carter Jr., pastor of... Continue Reading »

A retired pastor from Conway whose ?life as a maturing Christian has been punctuated by the firm belief that God hears and answers prayer? is the author of a recent book entitled 'teach Us to Pray.?... Continue Reading »

Paul makes clear that the battle believers face is not a physical one, that the enemy is real, and that preparation for battle involves every aspect of our lives.... Continue Reading »

The Barna Group released findings Nov. 15 that said despite what ?observers and journalists have described as ... a significant trend? in terms of a Calvinism movement, numbers of Calvinists among Protestant pastors are not greater today (31 percent)... Continue Reading »

?It's the economy, stupid!? is a common phrase used in election times. Money affects all people. Therefore, it easily becomes a major focus in life. In fact, when most play the fantasy game, ?If I only had one wish,... Continue Reading »

A Nov. 12 open letter calling Southern Baptists to observe a 'solemn assembly? day of prayer in January declared that Americans ?live in desperate times? and need ?a heal-the-land kind of blessing? from God.... Continue Reading »

Slow cookers have been around for a few years. The most recognizable name is the Crockpot, but there are others. This was a great invention. Some recipes cook on high for three or four hours; others cook on low... Continue Reading »

Messengers to the South Carolina Baptist Convention annual meeting authorized outgoing SCBC president Fred Stone to appoint a South Carolina Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. On Nov. 19, Stone released the names of appointees to the task force. Ralph... Continue Reading »