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Why We Should Rein in Payday Lenders

The debt trap. Millions of Americans are caught up in it. It's easy to get in debt and often very hard to get out. This is especially true if you live on the edge of poverty. People on the... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: I don't understand how Jesus could be God and yet also be a man, like Christians claim He was. Human beings are limited and imperfect, while God is perfect and can do anything He wants. How... Continue Reading »

Kermit Gosnell and the Gospel

Last week I was typing the name ?Kermit Gosnell,? and my phone auto-corrected the name to ?gospel.? I shuddered momentarily. After all, what could be more contradictory than the name of a notorious abortionist on trial for child murder,... Continue Reading »

Fresh Ideas: It’s Everywhere! – by Diana Davis

It's the first thing you see as you drive into the church parking lot. It's a focal point as you enter the lobby. You may discover it near the water fountain, the clock, the exit, the church bulletin, the... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist CEO speaks out on immigration reform

As support for immigration reform continues to grow among Southern Baptists and other evangelical Christians, the Southern Baptist Convention's chief executive officer said April 17 in South Carolina that the U.S. stands ?at a crossroad of opportunity? for dealing... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: Swing the Bat

?Coach, will you pray I hit the ball?? The request caught me off guard as I entered the dugout full of 9- and 10-year-olds. The purity of his request reminded me of why Jesus used the faith of little... Continue Reading »

Former addict seeks to reach Anderson’s ‘forgotten people’

Tyus Butler is dialed in to the conversation. Cheerful chattering workers come and go from the room ? rooting around amid a tangled pyramid of power tools, lugging awkward clutches of two-by-fours ? but the noise might as well... Continue Reading »

George Beverly Shea, Graham soloist, dies

George Beverly Shea, the longtime soloist for Billy Graham Crusades, died April 16 after a brief illness. He was 104.... Continue Reading »

CSU’s Beck receives teaching award

Peter Beck, religion professor at Charleston Southern University, has earned the 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award from South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.... Continue Reading »

Campers converge for missions rally

The athletic complex of Anderson University was transformed into a temporary campground April 11-14 when about 60 South Carolina Baptist Campers on Mission parked their trailers and motor homes at the AU campus for their biannual state rally. Twice... Continue Reading »

Irmo minister plans to run Boston Marathon again

Jeremy Lloyd had completed the Boston Marathon in just over three hours, a ?pretty good? time for him. After crossing the finish line on Boylston Street, he cooled down for several minutes, then gathered his belongings and sat down... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Showcase for April 25, 2013

A former cottage parent who has maintained strong ties with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home was honored recently at the Greenwood campus on her 90th birthday. Gladese Parsons served as a cottage mother for 29 years on the main campus... Continue Reading »