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MercyMe band makes guest appearance at ‘Big Youth Thing’

Their name is recognizable in part because one of the most indelible songs in recent years comes from the pen of MercyMe's lead singer Bart Millard. ?I Can Only Imagine? soared to the top of music industry charts and... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: This couple keeps coming to our house and inviting us to come to their assembly hall to study the Bible. I?d like to know something about the Bible, but a friend of mine says this group... Continue Reading »

Rebekah Ann Naylor, M.D. – Missionary Surgeon in Changing Times

For an entire generation, Rebekah Naylor has personified Southern Baptist medical missions. For 35 years, she served Bangalore Baptist Hospital in India as missionary surgeon and administrator. Stateside now, she continues to work on special assignment with the International... Continue Reading »

Family’s love carries U.S. swimmer to Olympics

Elaine Breeden's swimming career almost didn't get started. Her uncle signed her up for swimming lessons when she was 4, but Breeden was too afraid to get into the water.... Continue Reading »

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life – by Bob Weathers

It wasn't the kind of thing you could just slip in your pocket and walk home with. But in July someone swiped a 12-foot bronze statue of a galloping horse and his youthful rider, a statue that weighed more... Continue Reading »

Olympian to teach at Baptist school in N.C.

Jeremy Knowles, a member of the Bahamas Olympic swim team, will start a new job as a fourth grade teacher at Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School in Charlotte, N.C., when he returns to the United States from Beijing.... Continue Reading »

Cribb: Doing ‘something good’ for the church

?You?re going to do something good for our church,? a fellow member of Pleasant Hill Church, Hemingway, told Neville Cribb. ?I dreamed about it last night.?... Continue Reading »

Olympic archer: Faith is most important

As much as she hates to admit it, Jennifer Nichols acknowledges that her archery training isn't full of thrills. 'there's some really boring training time in archery sometimes,? Nichols said.... Continue Reading »

You can make a difference in the world – from South Carolina

Have you ever wondered what difference you might be making in the world? You?re busy with life, work, kids, chores, church. You want to do something to help others around the world, but you?re just not sure how to... Continue Reading »

Greer students worship and witness in Athens, Greece

An impromptu worship service at the top of Mars Hill where the apostle Paul once preached, playing volleyball on the sands of the Mediterranean coast as a means of witnessing, painting a school building and opening up a mayor's... Continue Reading »

‘Upside options’ focus of pastors

?Upside Options for Downside Churches,? a conference sponsored by the South Carolina Baptist Convention, DOMs in South Carolina and Spartanburg County Baptist Network, is scheduled for Sept. 25 at River Hills Baptist Church, Moore. River Hills is a new... Continue Reading »

Joy Retreat lives up to its name

This summer, there is one place where it is impossible not to smile. Joy Retreat, three-day camps for adults with special needs, is held every summer at White Oak Conference Center. Using the previous year's Vacation Bible School materials,... Continue Reading »