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A theme ? to ?make a difference? through the annual Lottie Moon Christmas Offering ? and a 76-mile bicycle ride have helped Cedar Shoals Baptist Church, Enoree, understand that even a smaller-membership church can do great things for God's... Continue Reading »

I have been asking myself a question over and over since the Southern Baptist Convention met in Louisville last year, voting to form the Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) Task Force. My question is this: Is our convention's main problem... Continue Reading »

The 15th annual John A. Hamrick Lectureship was held Jan. 17 and 18 at First Baptist Church in Charleston. It honors the former pastor of First Baptist Church and founder of Charleston Southern University.... Continue Reading »

Picture with me a football stadium filled with South Carolina Baptists who have participated in missions in their Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria or their ends of the earth. Now, add to that image the people who have given financially or... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist Convention officials are urging Baptists to participate in the United States Census because the statistical data gathered will directly impact state ministries.... Continue Reading »

The news, although it was not unexpected, deeply saddened me. The headline read: ?Miep Gies, Protector of Anne Frank, Dies at 100.?... Continue Reading »

I would like to comment on the letter by Rev. Mike Moody in the Jan. 7 issue of The Baptist Courier. I wholeheartedly concur with Rev. Moody that the very generous contingency fund should be used instead of making... Continue Reading »

I am writing to commend you on your strong statement in disagreement with the convention budget vote to cut by 6 percent the monies coming to our colleges and our caring institutions. Our three universities, I think, are the... Continue Reading »

Concerning the article, ?When pastor's silent suffering turns tragic? in the Jan. 7 edition of the Courier: I recognize that this article is one that is used by the permission of the Religion News Service and that it more... Continue Reading »

I appreciate the letter from Vicki Strange (?Oppression from the pews,? Jan. 21). My wife has been a pastor's daughter for 50 years and a pastor's wife for 32 years. For the last 15 years, I have served as... Continue Reading »

I am writing in response to the publication of Kelly Dickerson Strum as co-pastor of Eau Claire Baptist Church (Jan. 21). I saw the publication and didn't know what to think at first. After several days of prayer, I... Continue Reading »

A 10-member South Carolina Disaster Relief (SCDR) medical team will travel to Haiti Feb. 3 to assist earthquake victims, and South Carolina is preparing for a possible influx of injured or orphaned Haitians.... Continue Reading »