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Gerald Wood Crawford, 75, of Laurens, a retired pastor, died Nov. 23, 2007.... Continue Reading »

Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church, Union, held Pastor Appreciation Day Oct. 28. Pastor Carol Caldwell was presented a plaque and a shepherd’s staff on behalf of the church. From left: Brenda Whitmire, Sunday school director; Emma Lee Fincher, worship music... Continue Reading »

Lisa Whelchel, best known for her starring role as Blair Warner on NBC's 'the Facts of Life,? will be a guest for morning worship at Northside Baptist Church, West Columbia, Dec. 27.... Continue Reading »

Dear Dr. Graham: We have a couple of women in our office who love to gossip, and frankly I?m tired of hearing them tear down other people. I even wonder what they must be saying about me behind my... Continue Reading »

A couple of years ago, I suggested a fruitcake recipe to you. Today I have another one. As I said earlier, fruitcakes, the traditional Christmas food, have been given a bad name unjustly.... Continue Reading »

The late Ray Stedman, longtime pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, Calif., preached a Christmas sermon entitled ?When Grace Appeared.? Stedman, who died in 1992 at the age of 75, spoke of being caught up in what... Continue Reading »

The Christmas season is a wonderful time of the year for some, but a terrible time for others. Some are happy. Others are depressed. Why? It is likely that we feel the way we feel about this season because... Continue Reading »

Ken Reid posed this question in the Nov. 29 issue of The Baptist Courier concerning the slow advance of CP giving to the SBC. Brother Reid is a fine gentleman of the highest caliber, a wonderful pastor, excellent preacher,... Continue Reading »

In the hours before Cyclone Sidr reached the coastal areas of Bangladesh, Southern Baptists and other Christians began praying ? aware that the Category 4 storm potentially could usher hundreds of thousands into an eternity without Jesus.... Continue Reading »

What is the urgency of changing our CP percentages to 50/50 (Re: letter from Ken Reid, Nov. 29 Courier)? That is a great question. Allow me to throw out a few facts.... Continue Reading »

I want to thank you for promoting and publicizing our Pastor's Conference meeting at Calvary Baptist Church, Florence.... Continue Reading »

We would like to thank South Carolina Baptists for the Pastor's Conference held in Florence at Calvary Baptist Church.... Continue Reading »