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It's hard not to be happy around 12-year-old Olwetu. She greets visitors with an infectious smile and sparkling eyes. Usually surrounded by friends, the outgoing South African seventh-grader is constantly smiling, laughing and talking. But this is not typical... Continue Reading »

When I finished seminary, I had no thoughts of church-planting ? I never thought that existing churches would ever cease to exist. I soon realized, however, that churches do close, but that troubling thought remained on the ?back burner?... Continue Reading »

The crisis of uninsured ministers in the state may not be as widespread as many believe, but the need was enough to prompt the appointment of a four-member panel to look for ways to help.... Continue Reading »

Radiant, a women's ministry leadership forum, is scheduled to take place Jan. 26 at Second Baptist Church in Lancaster. The discussion-based time of sharing is targeted to leaders of church and community women's ministries and is designed to encourage... Continue Reading »

Suicide is something we do not like to think about. Talking about the subject is even less appealing for most people. However, it is a reality that is painfully present in our modern culture.

In our state convention, we... Continue Reading »

Pacolet First Baptist Church celebrated homecoming on Oct. 21 with guest speaker Glenn Rusher and special music by Ronnie Bright. Pictured from left are Rusher, pastor Tommy Sparks, and Bright.   More than 200 Royal Ambassador boys and their... Continue Reading »

?Donald Duck is not real, Dad. I just pinched his feathers as hard as I could while we were taking the picture and he didn't even quack.? My 7-year-old son Connor came to this realization as we took pictures... Continue Reading »

Being a pastor's wife is often likened to living in a glass house. A better analogy might be a greenhouse, says Kathy Litton. You can wilt and suffocate under the heat and pressure, she said, but roots can run... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist churches participated in a day of statewide intentional community outreach on Nov. 10. Woman's Missionary Union sponsored ?We?re Here for You? on the Saturday before the SCBC annual meeting in Greenville.... Continue Reading »

Recently the Chronicle of Philanthropy published a study on giving in America. There were some interesting points made. For instance, South Carolina ranks fifth in the country for discretionary income giving, at 6.4 percent.... Continue Reading »

My ?Commentary? as editor of The Baptist Courier is down to its last two appearances, with my final offering to our readers to be published in our Dec. 20 edition. The end of the year and my completion of... Continue Reading »

During a mission trip to an unreached people group in South America, we learned that this people group believed in a ?creator god.? However, they did not believe that they could have a relationship with him. He was distant,... Continue Reading »