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Jason Witten remembers the pain. The Dallas Cowboys tight end remembers the screaming, the confusion and all the other terrible consequences of domestic violence. He doesn't want others to experience what he did growing up. So he's doing something... Continue Reading »

I have heard more than a few people over the last year refer to their 401(k) retirement plan as their ?201(k)? because of the shrinkage that has occurred in the financial market. In addition, many have lost their jobs... Continue Reading »

With the whimsically titled book ?Orchids in a Jelly Jar,? May Bailey Dixon tells the story, by way of letters to home, of a missionary couple serving in a foreign land. The letters span the entire 30-plus years she... Continue Reading »

Greenville Baptist Association has collected previously worn prom dresses to donate to junior and senior high school girls in Lee County, Va., one of the five poorest areas in the nation.... Continue Reading »

President Obama has followed through on one of his campaign promises and, as expected, his action has prompted swift and strongly critical response from the Baptist community.... Continue Reading »

The members of Sandy Run Baptist Church, Hampton, held an emotional groundbreaking ceremony on March 8. Sixteen months after the church's 103-year-old sanctuary was destroyed by fire, members held a worship service in the social hall that survived the... Continue Reading »

Four prominent South Carolina Baptists ? Jim Austin, South Carolina Baptist Convention executive director-treasurer; Rudy Gray, SCBC president; Hal Lane, a trustee of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; and Joe Mack, director of... Continue Reading »

Christopher Daniels, 41, faces arson charges related to a fire set at Blue Ridge Baptist Church, formerly known as Triangle Baptist Church, in Belton.... Continue Reading »

Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 3.27 percent below the same time frame last year.... Continue Reading »

Shane Stutzman SHANE STUTZMAN is the new senior pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Orangeburg. He comes to Orangeburg from Orlando, Fla., where he was pastor at Eastside Baptist Church for eight years. Stutzman was also adjunct professor for the... Continue Reading »

Lugoff First Baptist Church has embraced an Acts 1:8 missions-sending strategy that includes a local baseball clinic, associational missions involvement, trips to serve in other states, and international missions. It all started with a church renewal using Henry Blackaby's... Continue Reading »

When people get personally involved in missions, there's a contagious spirit that runs through the church, creating an Acts 1:8 mission strategy. That's the message of Eric Lethco, pastor, Old Fort Baptist Church, Summerville, when asked to encourage South... Continue Reading »