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Atkins appoints 2013 Committee on Committees

South Carolina Baptist Convention president Brad Atkins has announced his appointments to the 2013 Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees will consider and present for approval nominees to the convention's standing committees at next year's annual meeting, to... Continue Reading »

Sunday School Lessons: October 21, 2012, Explore the Bible

We all live in a community of one kind or another. It may be anything from a wide spot in the road to a small part of a large city. For many people, that's all the community ? or... Continue Reading »

Anderson lecture series features Rick Warren

Speaking at Anderson University's second annual John A. Broadus Lectures on Preaching Oct. 2-3, acclaimed pastor and author Rick Warren declared that God's purpose for preaching is to ?make us like Christ."... Continue Reading »

Majority of pastors disapprove of pulpit endorsements

Nearly 90 percent of pastors believe they should not endorse candidates for public office from the pulpit, according to a recent survey by LifeWay Research. The survey also revealed that 44 percent of pastors personally endorsed candidates, but did... Continue Reading »

Chaplain is ‘extension of the body of Christ’

The chaplain is the theologian in the firehouse or the police station. She is the crisis counselor at the Red Cross shelter in the aftermath of a hurricane. He is the marriage counselor to the troops in the harsh... Continue Reading »

Warren energized by ‘spiritually alive’ students

The Anderson student body sat in rapt attention during Rick Warren's sermon during chapel services on Oct. 3, but, afterward, the front of the auditorium was chaotic as students and Warren hugged, laughed and posed for hundreds of pictures... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: I suppose the Ten Commandments seemed like a good idea several thousand years ago, but time moves on, and we live in a different world. We need to live by our own rules and not be... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Fancy Green Beans

Without them, civic club luncheons would cease, restaurant lunch buffets would close, and Sunday dinners would end.... Continue Reading »

Among Mongolia’s nomads, water wells lead to Living Water

The World Hunger Fund, a separate fund, provided the money for eight wells for eastern Mongolia nomads and their goat herds. Each well costs $3,250 and will help around 480 people in the Asian country.... Continue Reading »

Church planter reaches Africans in Chicago

"God laid on my heart that there are no Ghanaian African Baptist churches [SBC] in all of Chicago," said Aidoo, a North American Mission Board church planter.... Continue Reading »

NAMB to boost planters’ retirement accounts

The North American Mission Board is providing a one-time deposit of $1,200 into the retirement accounts of Southern Baptist church planters who have joined its Send North America Support Network.... Continue Reading »

Abortion is the primary issue for 1 in 6 voters

>Nearly one in 10 registered voters in America say they will only support pro-life candidates who share their position on abortion, a number that is larger than the corresponding data for pro-choice voters, according to a new Gallup poll.... Continue Reading »