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First Person: A Flood I’ll Never Forget

Like many residents of West and Middle Tennessee, I closely monitored the weather and all the related activity that went on this past weekend. I have lived in Nashville almost 28 years and have never seen so much rain... Continue Reading »

South Carolina pastor publishes ‘Morning by Morning’

Martin Wiles, pastor of First Baptist Church, Harleyville, has written ?Morning by Morning,? a book of 365 daily thoughts ?designed to encourage, inspire and challenge? readers to be all that God has designed them to be.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina volunteers busy serving in earthquake disaster zones

South Carolina Baptists continue to invest significant manpower and financial resources to aid victims of major earthquakes in Haiti and Chile.... Continue Reading »

Ken Cox

Ken Cox, 53, pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Dillon, for 26 years, died March 23, 2010.... Continue Reading »

Creative Ministries Festival offers unusual ways to share gospel

The 19th annual Creative Ministries Festival, held April 17-18 for the first time at White Oak Conference Center, offered training in areas of puppetry, clowning, interpretive movement and drama with the purpose of sharing the gospel and leading in... Continue Reading »

‘Sonshine Station’ brings food and fun to neighborhoods

After years of mission work, Ron Duncan is still learning. The director of missions for Pickens-Twelve Mile Baptist Association is gaining perspective on the purpose of life. 'the more I read my Bible, the more I see that we?re... Continue Reading »

‘Challenge 2010’ draws 3,000 to Spartanburg

An April 11 Upstate evangelistic event featuring popular Christian speaker and movie actor Kirk Cameron drew 3,000 people to Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium and resulted in more than 70 faith decisions.... Continue Reading »

Brooks receives Courier’s Sims Award

Rebekah Brooks, a senior from Gastonia, N.C., received the 12th annual Horace B. Sims Jr. Award for excellence in Christian studies at North Greenville University.... Continue Reading »

New Vision – by Edwin Leap

I had surgery in early March. I?ve always believed we could date our lives by our procedures. You have your tonsils out as a child, your fractures are reduced as a teen and there are C-sections for ladies in... Continue Reading »

Connie Maxwell volunteer recognition dinner held

Approximately 100 volunteers from Greenwood and the state were on hand recently for a recognition dinner at Connie Maxwell Children's Home. Polly Davis, director of volunteer services, welcomed the group and thanked them for their assistance at the Home.... Continue Reading »

‘Immersion I’: Making disciples, then multiplying

An ?Immersion I? training event, to be held June 7-8 at Trinity Point Church, Easley, will provide interactive training to multiply disciples in a relational environment. The discipleship event will equip attendees to define their role as a disciple,... Continue Reading »

Commentary: ‘Non-Revolution’ Signals Alarm – by Don Kirkland

Roads to revolution can be paved in many ways. One way is to say nothing revolutionary is even taking place.... Continue Reading »