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My Answer – by Billy Graham

Published on July 17, 2008

Dear Dr. Graham: My friend claims to believe in God, but she also has become fascinated with some kind of witchcraft recently. She doesn't see any contradiction in this, but I?m not so sure. What would you say? ?... Continue Reading »

First Person: After rising water takes city by surprise, Courier staffer brings relief to hometown residents

Published on July 15, 2008

Storms come and go in our lives, but a storm on June 7, 2008, not only took my hometown of Columbus, Ind., by surprise, but left the town in shock and designated a disaster zone.... Continue Reading »

Former Southern Seminary professor John Dever dies

Published on July 10, 2008

John Dever, former William Walker Brookes Professor of Church and Society at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died of a heart attack July 4 at the age of 72.... Continue Reading »

IMB task force to take future look

Published on July 7, 2008

Trustees of the International Mission Board created a task force to examine future directions for Southern Baptists? 163-year-old missions enterprise during their June 23-25 meeting at the International Learning Center in Rockville, Va.... Continue Reading »

Wording of Pew poll question criticized

Published on July 7, 2008

A new Pew Research Center poll result showing evangelicals holding universalistic beliefs regarding salvation may have been skewed at least somewhat because of how the question was worded.... Continue Reading »

LifeWay study adds doubt about Pew poll’s claim of ‘universalism’ among evangelicals

Published on July 7, 2008

In a partial release of a study planned for publishing in full this fall, LifeWay Research's findings about evangelicals? beliefs regarding the exclusivity of Christ differed from the recently published results from a Pew poll.... Continue Reading »

Cooperative Program 0.27% behind 2007 pace

Published on July 7, 2008

Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention's Cooperative Program are 0.27 percent behind the same time frame in June 2007.... Continue Reading »

Austin to host listening sessions

Published on July 7, 2008

South Carolina Baptists are invited to meet with Jim Austin, executive director-treasurer, South Carolina Baptist Convention, and discuss statewide Baptist work at six regional listening sessions.... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Published on July 7, 2008

Dear Dr. Graham: Our 16-year-old son absolutely refuses to go to our church with us. He and some friends have started going to another church that has a youth-oriented service they like, but I hate to think our family... Continue Reading »

Commentary: We need each other – by Don Kirkland

Published on July 2, 2008

During our 41 years of marriage, my wife Linda and I had suffered few illnesses of any kind and none that affected both of us at the same time. I say had. Now we have.... Continue Reading »

SCBC institutions ‘superb’

Published on July 2, 2008

Not long ago, I had the happy privilege of being an overnight guest at the Bethea Baptist Retirement Center near Darlington. It was a most pleasant experience to have the opportunity to visit with administrator Ben Spurling and his... Continue Reading »

Anderson University students answer call to summer missions

Published on July 2, 2008

More than 140 Anderson University students are serving both at home and abroad ? traveling to Arizona and Yellowstone National Park, and to China, India, Mexico, Nepal and Tanzania.... Continue Reading »