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The 22nd annual Carolina Celebration of Liberty will be held June 28 at 4 and 7:30 p.m. in the 3,400-seat sanctuary of Columbia's First Baptist Church, located at 1306 Hampton Street in downtown Columbia.... Continue Reading »

North Augusta pastor and author Gene Jennings likes to describe the Christian life as a journey. Like most journeys, following Christ is full of ups and downs. His latest book, ?Laughing with Sarah,? helps fellow believers be all that... Continue Reading »

The scholarship committee of First Baptist Church, Great Falls, awarded education scholarships to eight young adults during the morning worship service May 24. Recipients were Chastity Baker, Joshua Branham, Joshua Heffner, Kyle Heffner, Tori Lane, Dakota McMurray, Jamie Lei... Continue Reading »

Are you 30-something? If so, then you have most likely finished college, married, and may have one or two children. You and your spouse are working hard, and you are either saving up for your first home or have... Continue Reading »

Thirty South Carolina Baptists were awarded seminary degrees during May commencements.... Continue Reading »

The vast majority of you probably are chilling intellectually at this pivotal time of your lives, but at the risk of raising the specter of academics, I want to offer a word (or two) to the Class of 2009.... Continue Reading »

I?m Baptist born and Baptist bred, but in our current condition I?ll be a sad Baptist until I?m dead. Over my 66 years, the role of church and denominational leadership has evolved from a ?divine calling? to a ?professional... Continue Reading »

I would like to respond with an answer for the concerns of the ?What next?? question posed on the Courier's front page (April 30). It seems that the lack of attendance at the Southern Baptist Convention meetings by ministers... Continue Reading »

Regarding the hiring of non-Southern Baptists for support positions: As I speak with both pastors and laypeople, the biggest concern I hear is ?What if this is just the first step? to bringing in views contrary to those we... Continue Reading »

I read with interest a letter in the May 28, 2009 edition of the Courier. The writer stated, ?When I attended one of our state Baptist colleges, the religion department was so liberal that I came out questioning everything... Continue Reading »

Though my seminary experience trained me well in biblical doctrine, it did not prepare me for the reality of church polity. I have learned that this is true no matter which seminary or Bible college one attended.... Continue Reading »

Genre Contemporary Christian, Southern Gospel Description Julian Saverance has been a Christian solo artist for about two years. He is a member of Second Baptist Church in Lancaster. His debut project, “Everyday Answers” has been well received in Southern... Continue Reading »