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I want to remind you of an important event coming up on June 10. This is something that should not be missed. It is an adults-only experience, with a minimum age limit of 18 years. This fantastic opportunity does... Continue Reading »

Chicago Sun Times columnist Sydney J. Harris wrote, 'since most of us would rather be admired for what we do, rather than for what we are, we are normally willing to sacrifice character for conduct and integrity for achievement.?... Continue Reading »

Today's recipes are great ones for summer. Both have three things going for them: 1) easy to prepare, 2) can be made ahead of the time you need them, and 3) good taste. Both these recipes have been around... Continue Reading »

When ABC network television's ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? producers brainstormed about the 2008 season finale, their thoughts turned to New Orleans.... Continue Reading »

For 100 years, an estimated 2.5 million boys have voiced the Royal Ambassador pledge: ?As a Royal Ambassador, I will do my best to become a well-informed, responsible follower of Christ, to have a Christlike concern for all people,... Continue Reading »

Melvin Champaign is a hero to me not so much because he was a fellow firefighter, but because he showed me how a man in Christ can live and die with hope. He has shown us all how even... Continue Reading »

Daniel Inabinet DANIEL INABINET has been called as pastor of First Baptist Church, Florence. He is a graduate of Charleston Southern University and Southwestern Baptist Seminary. He served as assistant pastor of First Baptist Church, Florence, from 1989-1997. Since... Continue Reading »

Entity heads to address DOM meeting The presidents of three Southern Baptist Convention entities will speak at the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions’ June 8-9 annual meeting in Indianapolis, featuring the theme “Growing the Kingdom, Church... Continue Reading »

A scholarship in memory of Joseph Dennie, a former member of First Baptist Church in Laurens, has been established at Columbia International University.... Continue Reading »

The Charleston Post and Courier reported May 14 that a federal judge has approved a $3.9 million settlement that shields Charleston Southern University from further liability in the multimillion-dollar fraud case of Al Parish, a former economist and instructor... Continue Reading »

In a previous ?First Person? column, I talked about the presentation of our North American Mission Board at this year's Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis regarding a 10-year, multifaceted, flexible evangelism strategy that will point our churches... Continue Reading »

The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in India's Gujarat state has implemented an ?anti-conversion? law passed in 2003, increasing fears among Christians that it will open the door to false accusations by Hindu extremists.... Continue Reading »