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My first popover experience came in a high school home economics class. Over the years I have made this funny little bread a few times, and did so again this week using a recipe from the late Frances Chapman... Continue Reading »

On Sunday, Nov. 1, pastor Randy Woods, West Side Baptist Church, Chester, baptized four students who had accepted Christ and joined the church after participating in the church's ?Goof Off? ministry, which Woods started. Two days later, the 47-year-old... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: I know Christmas is still some weeks away, but I?m already getting uptight about it. It's always such a hectic time and we always end up spending far more than we planned to. To be honest,... Continue Reading »

A live nativity can be an effective, unintimidating witness to your community and may attract hundreds ? even thousands ? to your church property. Add extra oomph to your church's nativity with these fresh ideas.... Continue Reading »

Beulah Baptist Church in Abbeville celebrated its 175th anniversary recently. Lloyd Byers, who was pastor of the church from 1974 to 1983, delivered the anniversary sermon.... Continue Reading »

After Nancy Jones attended a laughter exercise presentation with friends, she knew that teaching laughter classes was something she could do ? and wanted to do.... Continue Reading »

Some South Carolina Baptist churches and ministries are sharing the Christmas story with people in a distinctly open-air, movie-set sort of way by constructing displays depicting the town of Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born.... Continue Reading »

The North Greenville University community gathered recently to recognize four families for their financial generosity in the past year. Four inaugural awards were presented.... Continue Reading »

Five-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings spent part of the day at Anderson University on Nov. 11 speaking to students and the AU women's basketball team.... Continue Reading »

At a press conference minutes after he was elected president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, Fred Stone spoke emphatically about his desire to see a younger generation of Baptists involved in shaping the future of the denomination.... Continue Reading »

Carl Stroller* doesn't drink vodka. But his ministry might not be the same without it. Stroller and his wife, Amy,* are Southern Baptist missionaries. Ten years ago, they left their hometown in North Carolina to share the gospel with... Continue Reading »

Phil Blackwell PHIL BLACKWELL retired Nov. 1 as associate pastor of Holly Ridge Baptist Church, Simpsonville, where he had served the past four years. Prior to that, Blackwell was director of Camp Marietta and served in various churches throughout... Continue Reading »