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Marguerite Brannon Rogers, 78, of Gray Court, wife of retired pastor Henry E. Rogers, died Aug. 27, 2008, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, Laurens.... Continue Reading »

?Big Russ and Me: Father and Son,? by Tim Russert. ?Faith of My Fathers,? by John McCain. ?Lessons Learned as the Son of a Serial Killer,? by Michael Sims. While you may be familiar with parts of the first... Continue Reading »

Addressing trustees of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Richard Land said the state of the culture reflects the reality that it has influenced the people of God more than the people of God have influenced society.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University marked the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a powerful presentation by 9/11 survivor Sujo John.... Continue Reading »

Trustees of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission expressed thanks to Greenwood pastor Hal Lane for his leadership in a unanimous show of support at the close of their meeting meeting Sept. 16-17 in Nashville, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

In 1969, when he led his first mission team to the mountains of eastern Kentucky, he had no idea he?d be doing it for the next 40 years, earning him the distinction of ? 'the heart of Kentucky?... Continue Reading »

This is the final report of the 2008 Committee on Committees. If approved by messengers to the 2008 annual meeting, members begin serving Jan. 1, 2009. Rudy Gray from Seneca is the chairman.... Continue Reading »

First Baptist Church, Norris, celebrated its 100th anniversary Sept. 7. After a year of planning and preparation that included everything from commemorative plates, fans and Christmas ornaments to a detailed cleaning of the facilities, approximately 300 people attended the... Continue Reading »

In this edition of The Baptist Courier, most of our readers will meet for the first time a new columnist, Edwin Leap, who practices emergency medicine in the Upstate and is a deacon and Sunday school teacher at College... Continue Reading »

Leaders of Texas and national WMU formalized their commitment to provide bilingual missions education materials to Korean Southern Baptist churches by signing a three-year agreement on Aug. 28.... Continue Reading »

When I was younger, after medical school, I went through a profanity phase. It was a ridiculous time of my life, and one I?m happy to report is long gone and long forgiven. It was an odd time. I... Continue Reading »

Drivers cheered, honked, and waved on Sept. 19 as they drove across the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis. The new bridge replaced the bridge that collapsed on Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The project... Continue Reading »