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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales met with Southern Baptist leaders Feb. 20 to unveil a new Department of Justice initiative aimed at educating Americans about their religious liberties and to ask for the Southern Baptist Convention's help in identifying and... Continue Reading »

On March 19-21, the Christian Worldview Week at North Greenville University will be exploring ?God, Caesar and the Areopagus: Right Rendering in the Marketplace.? The three-day conference draws from Jesus? words to ?render to Caesar the things that are... Continue Reading »

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention sees an ?authenticity? in the denomination that ?warms my heart.? Frank Page, pastor of First Baptist Church, Taylors, spoke to the recent meeting of Southern Baptist editors meeting in Philadelphia.... Continue Reading »

Ministry in the workplace is prevalent throughout the Bible. The term ?work? is mentioned more than 800 times, and the Hebrew word avodah is the root from which we get the words ?work? and ?worship.?... Continue Reading »

John Richard McDuffie of Aiken, founder and consultant of the South Carolina Equestrian Ministries, was posthumously awarded the ?Mark of Distinction? by SCEM. McDuffie passed away Dec. 24, 2006.... Continue Reading »

The average American's attention span has become as short as their memory. Patience and perseverance are not virtues Americans are willing to grant when it comes to any endeavor that requires sacrifice. What America needs is another William Wilberforce.... Continue Reading »

When Rick Julian realized that people today spend more time at work than they do at home, he updated his view of on-the-job training to include ministry.... Continue Reading »

With a large group of employees and students enjoying the day off, Columbia Metro Baptist Association decided to make the most of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by spearheading intentional evangelism opportunities. Dozens of people canvassed across Columbia, blessing... Continue Reading »

Michael Cloer had a surefire attention grabber for his message last Tuesday at the state evangelism conference. 'the key to effective evangelism,? he announced right off the bat, ?is the cooperative program.? No, not THE Cooperative Program. Instead, the... Continue Reading »

It isn't often that I make claims, but I do say about today's recipe that it makes the best chicken soup I've ever eaten. It takes a little while to make, but most things that are worthwhile do. (Think... Continue Reading »

Former Baptist Courier intern Evan Hampton, a North Greenville University student, is traveling with 17 other NGU students and a professor to Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus during spring break as part of the North Greenville's... Continue Reading »

Thank you for the recent story you ran about WMU and funding missions education. As chair of the WMU Foundation board of trustees, I understand the financial challenges that WMU is facing. But I also understand the value of... Continue Reading »