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Editor’s Word: Oligarchy and Greed

We have heard the words “oligarchy” and “oligarchs” recently as we watched, heard, or read the news about Russia’s terrible invasion of Ukraine. While Russia was tearing apart the country of Ukraine, the oligarchs of that nation were trying... Continue Reading »

Comic Belief: Main Cog in the Synagogue

I spoke to a group of pastors in Phoenix. Ministry in Phoenix can be difficult. It’s so beautiful in the winter, heaven doesn’t motivate — and it is so hot in the summer, hell won’t scare them. Church work... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Hospital Limitations

These are complicated times in medicine. One of the most tangible and frustrating outcomes of the COVID era has been that large hospitals are full to capacity. This is partly because of those infected with coronavirus. However, it’s a... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: The Salvator Mundi

A worn-out antique painting hung in Basil Hendry’s old plantation style home in Baton Rouge for decades. His family would walk by it regularly and not pay much attention to it. Upon his death, no one in his family... Continue Reading »

Legislative Update: Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

On Feb. 9, the South Carolina Senate passed the Compassionate Care Act (medical marijuana) by a vote of 28 to 15. That makes South Carolina the 38th state to approve marijuana for medical application. Since marijuana is still considered... Continue Reading »

Editor’s Word: Tribute to Bill Adams

Bill Adams passed away earlier this year at age 84. He was a great friend and supporter of The Courier and a compassionate servant of Christ. He was the pastor of five different churches before serving as minister of... Continue Reading »

President’s Perspective: SCBC Task Force Announced

The messengers at our 2021 annual meeting in Columbia approved a motion that required the incoming president to appoint a task force of South Carolina Baptists, who would be given the responsibility to review and respond to the report... Continue Reading »

Comic Belief: The Greatest Love

Most of life is about relationships. In my practice, I spent many hours in marriage counseling. It always surprised me that people paid good money to fight over things that really didn’t matter. I felt more like a referee... Continue Reading »

Legislative Update: Taking the Field for the Second Half of the Legislative Session

What do the college football national championship game and the South Carolina Legislature have in common? Both have two halves that can be very different as to who comes out on top! If you are an Alabama fan, you... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Treating Addiction

We’re seeing a significant increase in substance abuse these days. There are the usual suspects — marijuana, pain pills and sedatives. But heroin is up, and so, sadly, is the use of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Physicians are routinely... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: Don’t Sneeze Your Dream Away

We were one sneeze away from never hearing about Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. King describes the incident in his final speech. He was signing copies of his first book at 29 years old in Harlem, N.Y., when he... Continue Reading »

President’s Perspective: Charge On!

“Our best days are behind us. Hope for unity is gone, and the future of the church is uncertain.” This has always been the message of the enemy. After all, he is a deceiver and wants nothing more than... Continue Reading »