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A Call to Pray

(Editor’s note: This was published in our June magazine prior to the SBC 2025 in Dallas.) “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving” (Col. 4:2 NKJV). The Southern Baptist Convention will meet June 8-11 in Dallas,... Continue Reading »

Spurgeon’s 3 R’s Offer a Solid Biblical Starting Point for Evangelism

A few years ago, I led the church I pastored in a community evangelism effort. Our outreach was a little old-fashioned: We knocked on doors and talked to people, hoping the Lord would draw some to Himself through the... Continue Reading »

The Plain Truth of Scripture: It Doesn’t Whisper on Gender and Sexuality

Does Scripture whisper about some matters and shout about others? In recent years, I’ve heard prominent evangelical teachers suggest that God’s Word “whispers” about issues like homosexuality and gender confusion, but shouts about sin and salvation. I agree that... Continue Reading »

Is Gambling Solution for SC’s Underdeveloped Economic Areas?

After years of limiting gambling to the elusive dream of instant wealth by finding that lucky lottery ticket, the South Carolina Legislature is considering three bills that would transform our state into a gambler’s paradise. The Equine Advancement Act... Continue Reading »

When God Says Go

June walked into the jungle and arrived in a village that had never heard of Jesus. June was discipled in a SCBaptist church that cooperated with over 1,600 churches this past year by giving through the Cooperative Program. She... Continue Reading »

From the River to the Nations: On 100 Years of the SBC Cooperative Program

Four thousand and one Southern Baptists from across the states entered the newly constructed Ellis Auditorium Wednesday, May 13, 1925, as the morning sun crested the eastern hills which stood guard over the Crossroads of the South. On the... Continue Reading »

Celebrating God’s Call

“Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1, NKJV) Our testimonies are all different. I enjoy sharing with others how the local church is an essential part of my testimony. My home church ministered to my... Continue Reading »

The Image of God in Man (Part 1)

The Bible specifically states in both Testaments that human beings are made in the image of God (Gen. 1:26, 27; 5:1, and 9:6; 1 Cor. 11:7; Col. 3:10; and James 3:9). Even though explicit statements concerning God’s image in... Continue Reading »

God’s Curriculum Instructs Us in Patience While We’re Enrolled in His School of Waiting

I don’t like to wait. No, let’s be completely frank: I despise waiting. There is a certain highway in the city where I lived until recently that is notorious for traffic snarled for hours on both sides of rush... Continue Reading »

S.C. Legislature Focuses on School Choice and Tort

As the 2025 legislative session moves quickly toward its expected May adjournment, the priorities of both chambers have emerged. The Senate passed S62, known as the Education Scholarship Trust Fund. The House amended the bill and voted to send... Continue Reading »

Here’s Your Sign

Rollen began carrying a sign at major sporting events in the early 1980s that grabbed the attention of the world. The Rainbow Man positioned himself at strategic locations in the background donning a rainbow afro and holding a sign... Continue Reading »

Hollow Bunnies, Religious Shells, and a Substantive Faith that Works

We were broke growing up. My dad pastored very normative-sized SBC churches, and my mom worked off and on to help make ends meet. To be honest, my four older brothers and I never knew we were poor. We... Continue Reading »