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Research indicates parents, churches can help teens stay in church

Parents and churches together can help their teenagers decide to stay in church as young adults, new research from LifeWay Christian Resources indicates.... Continue Reading »

Judea sports camp instructs, encourages St. George students

Basketball, soccer goals, baseball bats and balls are not uncommon sights over the summer. Sports camps thrive during the break from school. But this summer, sports camps have an entirely different meaning.... Continue Reading »

The Pastor’s Corner – by Danny Burnley

?I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord? (Psalms 122:1). As we all prepare for our Pastor's Conference (Nov. 12) and for our South Carolina Baptist Convention, I hope that... Continue Reading »

Joe E. Burnette

Joe E. Burnette, 88, of Brentwood, Tenn., a former administrator at Bethea Baptist Retirement Community and a former minister of education in South Carolina, died Aug. 10, 2007.... Continue Reading »

Point of Grace in concert at Charleston Southern

Point of Grace will be performing at Charleston Southern University Sunday, Aug. 26.... Continue Reading »

Wallace C. Lowe

Wallace C. Lowe of Graniteville died Aug. 9, 2007.... Continue Reading »

Fresh Ideas – by Diana Davis

Bookstores are 'the place to be? these days. If your library's the best-kept secret at church, consider closing it briefly for renovations, then celebrate a grand re-opening.... Continue Reading »

James Norton Williams Jr.

James ?Jimmy? Norton Williams Jr., 73, who served churches in South Carolina and Virginia during 50 years of pastoral ministry, died Aug. 2, 2007, in Concord, Va.... Continue Reading »

Developing?Disciples: The love of money

I don't think there's a Baptist alive who hasn't heard Hebrews 13:5: ?? I will never leave you or forsake you.? But that's actually only the last eight words of that verse. How many of us know the entire... Continue Reading »

Small size doesn’t deter Beulah Baptist Church from global outreach

Beulah Baptist Church in Hopkins, a rural area that is becoming part of the suburban sprawl of southeast Columbia, is challenging the notion that it takes a big church with abundant resources to reach out and directly touch people... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for August 23, 2007

Gaza Christian forced to marry Muslim A Christian university professor in Gaza was kidnapped, forced to marry a Muslim professor at the same university, and now her family is being told she wants no contact with them unless they... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: My husband and I have a severely handicapped child (3 years old now), and while we love him very much, we can't help but wonder why this happened to us. A friend of ours even hinted... Continue Reading »