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Bruce Price and his wife Sonya visit the Alamo. Price is pastor of Buffalo Baptist Church, Blacksburg.     The choir from First Baptist Church, Taylors, sang during the opening session of the Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio.... Continue Reading »

Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Easley, celebrated two important events May 25. Eighteen members were presented plaques in recognition of being members 50 years or longer. James Campbell received special recognition for being a member 78 years. After the morning... Continue Reading »

Ruth Bell Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, died June 14, surrounded by her husband and five children at her Montreat, N.C., home. She was 87.... Continue Reading »

If you have a vegetable garden, you probably grow sweet bell peppers. These peppers are also a good vegetable to grow among your flowers, even if you don’t have the space, time or interest for a vegetable garden. Because... Continue Reading »

An insidious false thinking has left the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention vulnerable to defeat by Satan, and the convention's only hope is old-fashioned confession and a Holy Ghost revival, SBC president Frank Page told convention messengers during... Continue Reading »

I thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Page's presiding over the SBC in San Antonio. I was so glad to see and hear him deal fairly with everyone, even bending over backward to accommodate all who wish to speak, make motions, and... Continue Reading »

A definition of the Cooperative Program was among the recommendations adopted June 12 during the SBC Executive Committee's report at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.... Continue Reading »

After reading the May 17 letter about Southern Baptists and Freemasonry entitled ?Offended,? I felt compelled to write.... Continue Reading »

Rather than debating ?disputable doctrines that lead to destructive distractions? from the task of spreading the gospel, Morris Chapman urged messengers to embrace the core beliefs they hold in common and ?learn to engage in healthy debate? about varied... Continue Reading »

I was a Baptist for 60 years and have been a Mason for the past 43, and have never found anything that would in any way conflict with my being a Christian.... Continue Reading »

Four actions taken by messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention June 12-13 in San Antonio stand above the others in their importance and impact on denominational life.... Continue Reading »

I was a Christian for nearly 20 years prior to joining my Masonic fraternity, and I have been a Mason for nearly 25 years.... Continue Reading »