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Anderson University is establishing a faith and learning book collection within its new Thrift Library. The initiative will add approximately 500 volumes to the library collection, providing faculty and students access to foundational and contemporary resources to support the... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, Ware Shoals, will celebrate its 100th anniversary with special services scheduled Oct. 19.... Continue Reading »

Stock markets are tanking. Banks are struggling to survive. Credit has all but dried up. A worldwide recession looms as overseas economies react to the U.S. financial mess.... Continue Reading »

North Greenville University held its 2008 Global Missions Conference Sept. 8-11. This year's theme centered on ?Revelation Song? based on Revelation 7:9-10: ?After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count,... Continue Reading »

Thomas Vann Jr. has been appointed assistant dean for preaching and pastoral studies, School of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, after serving a year as acting assistant dean.... Continue Reading »

Because fabrics and their patterns were originally created by hand rather than computer-controlled looms, the pattern represented something of its creator. In the Scottish tartans, the pattern often reflected the ups and downs of the clan as interpreted by... Continue Reading »

The Christian tradition has been very suspicious of credit and borrowing. Usury laws and a bias against borrowing and lending dissuaded most Christians from borrowing except in a dire emergency. Until fairly recently, the widespread use of consumer credit... Continue Reading »

John Elmore JOHN ELMORE has been called as pastor by First Baptist Church, Lancaster. He began his ministry Aug. 31. Elmore is a graduate of USC-Spartanburg and Southwestern Baptist Seminary, and is pursuing a doctor of ministry degree from... Continue Reading »

For perhaps the first time in my life since the final exam, I wish I had paid more attention in Economics 101.... Continue Reading »

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Greer will commemorate its 175th anniversary on Oct. 19. ?Celebrating God's Faithfulness? will be the theme of the observance.... Continue Reading »

To help families reduce their financial debt, LifeWay Christian Resources and the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee hope to see a New Testament become a valuable resource. If so, churches will benefit.... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention finished its Oct. 1- Sept. 30 fiscal year 1.89 percent ahead of budget, but Cooperative Program receipts for the year were down .65 percent and combined giving for the year was down .87 percent, according... Continue Reading »