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Several days ago, I was interviewed by ABC's ?20/20? news program for an upcoming segment tentatively titled, ?Preacher Predators.? At the request of several, I agreed to this invitation so as to provide some kind of balance to a... Continue Reading »

The dedication of the Thrift Library at Anderson University on April 12 represents a high watermark in the history of that South Carolina Baptist institution.... Continue Reading »

Genre Contemporary Worship, Crossover Playlist Patience Conversation (listen) Broken Promise (listen) So Far Time Ran Out (listen) Description Chase Neely, a.k.a. “14 Divided,” a member of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, is a student at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University has filed suit against Parish Economics LLC and its owner, Al Parish, a former economics professor at CSU and a professed high-profile financial expert, to protect $10.6 million that the university had invested in Parish Economics.... Continue Reading »

Genre Spoken Word, Devotional Playlist Seeing God in a Dark Piece of Glass (with “Open Our Eyes, Lord” and “Open My Eyes, That I May See”) I Want to Hear Him Say, “Well Done” (with “I Need Thee Every... Continue Reading »

The Thrift Library at Anderson University, which is the school's largest construction project ever and which had opened to students on Jan. 1, was dedicated April 12.... Continue Reading »

Genre Southern Gospel Playlist My Name Is Lazarus (listen) Everybody Will Be Happy Over There I’ll Worship at the Feet of Jesus God Handled It All He Had to Rise I’ve Got Something to Shout About The Lighthouse (listen)... Continue Reading »

Resident volunteers from Bethea Baptist Retirement Community prepared more than 2,000 packets of Mother's Day Offering materials that were sent to each WMU director in the state.... Continue Reading »

Jerrilyn White (Jerri) Carswell, 71, of Greer, wife of Ernest L. Carswell Jr., retired pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church, died March 15, 2007, at her home following a lingering illness.... Continue Reading »

By unanimous vote, trustees of the North American Mission Board elected church-planting missionary Geoff Hammond as president of the North American Mission Board March 21.... Continue Reading »

John Dan Christopher, 72, of Seneca, a retired Upstate pastor, died March 22, 2007, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.... Continue Reading »

Shortly after being unanimously elected president by the North American Mission Board's trustees, Geoff Hammond spoke with editors and reporters from a dozen state Baptist newspapers.... Continue Reading »