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In 2007, the number of people baptized in Southern Baptist churches fell for the third straight year to the convention's lowest level since 1987. Although the SBC added 473 new churches and gave more than $1.3 billion to support... Continue Reading »

Two South Carolinians from Greenville were among Baptists honored at the recent Association of Baptists for Scouting meeting at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega, Ala.... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: Where did the devil come from, according to the Bible? I remember hearing somewhere that at first he was an angel and served God, but then he rebelled and became evil. Is this true? Why would... Continue Reading »

Children who watched certain daytime shows on cable's MTV and BET were exposed to adult content ? including that of a sexual, violent, profane or obscene nature ? once every 38 seconds, according to a study by the Parents... Continue Reading »

My life has been kind of like a tapestry, God's tapestry ? everything done with a purpose in mind. I was born in Germany to a German single mother. Until age 5, I lived in an orphanage. Then an... Continue Reading »

Defining the identity of Southern Baptists isn't an easy task, but the latest film in the ?Forged by Faith? DVD series seeks to do just that.... Continue Reading »

As I have mentioned in previous articles, I have been encouraging the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board to present to our convention a multifaceted, flexible evangelism strategy which will help pull our churches together over the next years... Continue Reading »

They aren’t alike enough to be siblings; cousins at best. A couple of columns ago, I shared a Japanese Fruitcake recipe from my late aunt by way of my late mother. It had two plain vanilla layers with a... Continue Reading »

A non-traditional student with her sights set on a career in marriage and family therapy has received the 10th anniversary Horace B. Sims Jr. Award for excellent achievement in the field of Christian studies at North Greenville University. Tammy... Continue Reading »

For some reason unknown to humankind, my older brother once got to play golf on the distinguished Augusta National golf course, the course where perhaps the best tournament of the year is held ? The Masters.... Continue Reading »

A search committee selected from the Executive Board's planning and ministries committee will work with executive director-treasurer Jim Austin to secure a new multiplication team associate executive director for the staff of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.... Continue Reading »

Persistent noise that hums in the background of life is called white noise. Usually the noise is so subtle that we unconsciously accept it as necessary to functioning normally. Remove it and you become oddly disturbed.... Continue Reading »