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Marvin Randall Knight

Marvin Randall ?Randy? Knight, 46, pastor of Providence Baptist Church, Kershaw, died July 16, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, after a short battle with cancer.... Continue Reading »

In Kenya, Page sees Baptists meet needs

Hours from any city, traveling on roads he could only describe as ?horrible,? Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page recently saw firsthand how Southern Baptist representatives are partnering to provide clean drinking water to a highly remote, nomadic people... Continue Reading »

Girls experience a ‘Night in the Middle East’

A night in Kansas City, Mo., became ?A Night in the Middle East? for ?Blume? participants who gathered for the national missions event.... Continue Reading »

Developing?Disciples: Exchange student accepts Christ, disowned by family

Sherzod Odilov, an exchange student from Uzbekistan, did not anticipate the high price he would pay for his decision to follow Christ, but knowing the price Christ paid for him, he stands firm.... Continue Reading »

These Christian dairy workers spread hope throughout India

As Hindu neighbors outside celebrated the birthday of the Hindu god Ram with haphazard gunshots into the air and a show of swordplay in the streets, joyful greetings of ?Jai Masih? ? ?victory to the Messiah? ? rang out... Continue Reading »

Fast Facts for August 9, 2007

3,567 churches represented at SBC Official registration figures for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in San Antonio were recently released July 12 by SBC registration secretary Jim Wells. Texas Baptists sent the largest number of messengers, 1,605, of... Continue Reading »

My Answer – by Billy Graham

Dear Dr. Graham: I?ve never understood why some people seem to hate God. A man I work with gets very upset whenever anyone brings up the subject of religion, even if they aren't trying to convert anyone or start... Continue Reading »

Anderson University students using houses for ministry

As a record number of Anderson University students moves onto campus on Aug. 11, not all will be moving into campus residence halls. Some ministry-oriented students will take advantage of some university-owned houses to serve their fellow classmates and... Continue Reading »

Pastor hikes to build church

The sun is waning when Donnie Sisk makes it to a campsite deep in the Shoal Creek Ranger District of the Talladega National Forest. He spots a place to sit down, and at the same time, a young boy... Continue Reading »

Moscow’s vast mosaic

How do you reach the 15 million souls of Moscow? One at a time.... Continue Reading »

First Person: Thank you, Southern Baptists – by Frank Page

The Southern Baptist Convention meeting in San Antonio was a wonderful experience for me. Yes, it was nerve-racking in some ways, as it was my first time to moderate a meeting of that size. Yes, there was spirited debate... Continue Reading »

Greenwood church group helps Abbeville youths

In a quiet room at Lander University's Baptist Collegiate Ministries, tiny slips of paper were passed out and placed before college students and members of North Side Baptist Church. Printed on the paper was the lone name of a... Continue Reading »