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While watching the news yesterday, I learned the ACLU is on the attack again against Christianity. I prayed about what our response should be as Christians, and the answer did not surprise me. Christianity is not a private religion... Continue Reading »

Questions raised during the Great Commission Resurgence task force's Aug. 26 ?listening session? ran the gamut from concerns about smaller-membership Southern Baptist churches and developing young leaders to touchier subjects like how calls for denominational reorganization fit in with... Continue Reading »

REFUGE, a new church plant in the Chapin area with a vision for all of Columbia, has a singular mission: to be a refuge for young adults who are hurting, confused, lost, desperate, addicted and scared. Starting with just... Continue Reading »

The chairman of the South Carolina Baptist Convention's Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee has taken exception to what President Obama says is a ?core ethical and moral obligation? to restructure the nation's healthcare system.... Continue Reading »

An original song by South Carolina singer/songwriter duo John Rutland and Mark Griffitt ? also known as ?Loose Stone? ? has been chosen for inclusion at the National Day of Prayer Web site.... Continue Reading »

Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, has accepted the invitation of a contingent of Upstate Christian women leaders and pastors to bring ?Just Give Me Jesus? to Greenville.... Continue Reading »

Pastor Jack Hester knew something was up. Jim Wood called Hester to the front of the church just after the morning announcements at Nine Forks Baptist Church, Dacusville. Wood was holding a framed plaque. ?I was just hoping nobody... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University will host the Lifeway Connect Conference Thursday, Aug. 27 and Friday, Aug. 28. Ed Stetzer, president and missiologist at LifeWay Research, and Thom Rainer, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, will highlight the two-day conference. Sam Rainer,... Continue Reading »

The Vangsnes family of Spartanburg, S.C. and the Minear family of Marietta, Ga., cling to their strong Christian faith as they continue to pray for their sons" recovery from serious injuries in an SUV rollover accident on Interstate 90... Continue Reading »

Resolutions to be considered at the 189th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention must be submitted before midnight, Oct. 11. Resolutions for this year's meeting, to be held Nov. 10-11 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, should... Continue Reading »

Jeremy Vangsnes, 21, an Innovator resort missionary from Spartanburg, has been moved to Advanced Care Hospital of Montana, a long-term acute-care facility in Billings, following a one-vehicle accident in July that injured four, including his two brothers.... Continue Reading »

The first meeting of the task force charged with helping spark a ?Great Commission Resurgence? among Southern Baptists held its first meeting Aug. 11-12 in Atlanta, and chairman Ronnie Floyd came away feeling both encouraged by the spirit of... Continue Reading »