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You Are Not Alone

Lynette stepped off a plane on a remote island in South Asia this year where there was limited to no access to the gospel. Proclamation of the gospel could land her in prison or deported, and a native convert... Continue Reading »

The State Convention in the Baptist Ecosystem

This summer, I preached a session at Camp McCall. I was reminded how critical is the culture of ownership in Christian character and leadership that is facilitated and reproduced among generations of boys and men there, especially within our... Continue Reading »

Celebrating the SCBC Staff

I enjoy watching people who are good at their craft. I can sit for hours and watch someone carve things from wood or forge things through fire. We occasionally host a talent fellowship at church, and I listen and... Continue Reading »

Where Circus and Church Meet: A Plea for the Sufficiency of Scripture

I struggled to keep a straight face when he asked me the question. I was a candidate for the pastorate of this Baptist church, one that was nearly 200 years old, one that had sprung up as a result... Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Decisions Support Parents and Religious Liberty

Our country continues to enjoy the legal and cultural benefits of the legacy President Trump created with three legitimate conservative-leaning additions to the Supreme Court during his first term. A flurry of 6-3 decisions and one 9-0 decision reached... Continue Reading »

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

“We lived our entire lives in New York and moved to South Carolina for a change. Five years later, it still isn’t quite what we hoped for. Our religious and social differences have made it hard to make friends,”... Continue Reading »

Call to Action: Two Bills in the Upcoming S.C. Legislative Session

As the rhythmic patterns of fall, family and church life return, I would like to ask you to act on two important legislative items coming in the 2026 session. The session officially begins the first week of January, but... Continue Reading »

Celebrating Ministry Partners

I keep a packed duffle bag on the top shelf of my closet so that I can be ready to go at a moment’s notice when a disaster occurs. In the past two decades, I have been a part... Continue Reading »

Is It Wise to Use Humor in the Pulpit?

In Charles Spurgeon’s day, ministry and merriment didn’t often mix. Evangelicals, particularly those of the Reformed variety, weren’t exactly known for their sense of humor. In his autobiography, Spurgeon quipped that the 12th commandment must have been, “Thou shalt... Continue Reading »

Cultural Engagement Calls for Christlike Qualities

Words mean things. This simple phrase didn’t originate with Rush Limbaugh, but he made it popular. Our current cultural moment is filled with what the Apostle Paul might call “a noisy gong or clanging symbol” (1 Cor. 13:1). Words... Continue Reading »

Celebrating a Free Church in a Free State

I would imagine that I am not the only SCBaptist who has unfinished projects around my home. This past Memorial Day, I checked one of those projects off when I installed a flagpole at our house that I purchased... Continue Reading »

The Wrath of God (Part 1)

Understandably, when Christians are asked to complete the sentence “God is ____,” virtually all will respond with “love” (1 John 4:8) rather than “a consuming fire” (Heb. 12:29). Yet, both are profoundly biblical — even essential to the Christian... Continue Reading »