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A great number of high school students set their alarms to awaken them earlier than usual last Wednesday morning. These faithful students were more than usually eager to get to school Sept. 26, just so they could gather with... Continue Reading »

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is guilty of ?flagrant disregard? of the First Amendment through its widespread removal of religious books and resources from chapel libraries, a Southern Baptist church-state specialist says.... Continue Reading »

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee approved legal documents Sept. 18 to allow GuideStone Financial Resources to set up five new subsidiaries providing, among other things, investment financial advice, its own property and casualty insurance, and its own life... Continue Reading »

On Sept. 17, Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page called for continued prayer for a convention-wide and nationwide revival, and gave a glimpse into what he believes it would look like.... Continue Reading »

Where to start? I am not really sure, as I am in a different place from a month ago. What I mean by that is spiritually I am in a different place, and I am not sure how best... Continue Reading »

Court refuses to legalize ‘gay marriage’ The highest court in Maryland refused to legalize “gay marriage” Sept. 18, handing homosexual activists another significant defeat in one of the nation’s leading cultural issues. In its 4-3 decision, the Court of... Continue Reading »

Executive Committee members and leaders of Southern Baptist Convention entities celebrated Morris Chapman's 15th anniversary as president of the Executive Committee during a reception in his honor Sept. 17 in Nashville, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

New Orleans and Erskine Baptist seminaries will host luncheons during the South Carolina Baptist Convention Nov. 13 in Florence.... Continue Reading »

A church-state attorney representing Nashville pastor Jerry Sutton has described a Sept. 14 lawsuit filed by 54 church members as ?completely unfounded.?... Continue Reading »

Jerry Lewis JERRY LEWIS was called as pastor of Union Baptist Church, Elgin, July 29. A graduate of Covington Seminary, Lewis previously served churches in Camden and Lugoff. He and his wife Wanda, an elementary school teacher, have three... Continue Reading »

Many Southern Baptist churches that pride themselves in being ?missions-minded? might have a hard time convincing an impartial observer, an International Mission Board leader told trustees Sept. 12 at LifeWay Ridgecrest (N.C.) Conference Center.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University faculty and staff teamed up with Trident United Way for Day of Caring, Sept. 11, and helped Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry and the Charleston Police Department disseminate information in hopes of solving two cold cases.... Continue Reading »