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Deep misunderstandings between the United States and Muslim communities around the world are causing serious problems, and solving them will require constructing ?bridges of understanding,? says the president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: Someone I thought was a friend has really hurt me by some things she's said. She's made some very critical and sarcastic remarks to me recently, and it's hard to take. Should I just write her... Continue Reading »

Christian audiences in South Carolina have turned out in droves to see the debut of ?Fireproof,? giving high marks to the latest release from the filmmakers from the Georgia church that also produced ?Facing the Giants? in 2006.... Continue Reading »

Amazingly, nine out of 10 unchurched people say they would come to church if they were asked.* Will you be the asker? I double-dare you to take the ?52 Challenge.?... Continue Reading »

In 1988, a baby named Swapna was born without arms or legs in India, a country where women with disabilities have little control over their lives. She was not given much hope to live. That same year, a woman... Continue Reading »

Congress moves to protect unborn A bill to protect the lives of unborn children diagnosed with disabilities has passed Congress and is awaiting President Bush’s signature. The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act, sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback... Continue Reading »

Pastors of at least seven Southern Baptist congregations participated in ?Pulpit Freedom Sunday,? a Sept. 28 free-speech initiative to test the 54-year-old Supreme Court ruling that forbids the endorsement of political candidates from the pulpit.... Continue Reading »

Voters have a lot on their minds as they ponder which candidate to support in the upcoming presidential election ? a shaky economy, the war on terrorism, the energy crisis, increasing pressure to redefine marriage as something other that... Continue Reading »

As I was driving to work one morning, I heard the disc jockey laughing about the upcoming vote. He didn't slant his view to one candidate or the other. He was just tired of hearing all the campaign rhetoric... Continue Reading »

As the Courier has reported, I have resigned from the position of president of South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging to return to the pastorate. As I follow God's leadership in making this change, I want to say... Continue Reading »

I just wanted you to know the material I have read in The Baptist Courier has made my heart smile. I am not a member of a Southern Baptist church, but I am a born-again child of God.... Continue Reading »

Thank you to Butch Blume for the remarkable article, ?Lessons learned ...? in the Oct. 2 edition. The article was very touching.... Continue Reading »