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Celebrate 100 Years of Cooperative Giving

Every Sunday when SCBaptists gather in our churches, we celebrate the resurrection. On April 20, we will gather early in the morning outdoors for sunrise services and in our churches for our Easter celebration. What do we celebrate on... Continue Reading »

Common Grace, How Sweet the Sound

In 1972, Christian music legend Larry Norman recorded a song that resonated with many younger evangelicals, particularly hippies whom God saved out of the Jesus People Movement. One verse in particular frames the question: There’s a good world that... Continue Reading »

Online Betting is Exploding: Collateral Damage Destroying Lives

“There was just something in my brain that kept me going.” Those are the chilling words of Kavita Fisher, a 41-year-old mental health professional who struck it big in online gambling, winning close to $500,000. According to the Wall... Continue Reading »

One of the Million

I met one of the million at the pickle ball courts. Don was curious about the college pickle ball tournament that was occurring in his neighborhood in Myrtle Beach. It wasn’t normal to see this many young people, laughing... Continue Reading »

Church Beyond the Times

In my late 20s, I was called to pastor a small, rural church in deep East Texas. Having come from years of associate pastoral ministry in more urban contexts, the first thought that crossed my mind was how “behind... Continue Reading »

Celebrate the Small Victories

The local church has always been a major part of my life. I remember those days when we filled out cards in Sunday School that asked if we read our Bible daily, studied our Sunday School lesson, witnessed to... Continue Reading »

Pushing Back Against Marijuana

My son is a video gamer. I have fond memories of us playing Tecmo Bowl, Punch-Out, Donkey Kong, and, of course, Super Mario Brothers. At the time, we had a basement set up with an early Nintendo, an old... Continue Reading »

Because You Give: What Is the Big Deal About the Cooperative Program?

In 2025, we celebrate the centennial anniversary of our Southern Baptist Cooperative Program (CP). Since 1925, SCBaptist churches have given more than $2 billion through the CP. Those funds, cheerfully and sacrificially given by cooperating churches like yours, have... Continue Reading »

Climb Together

There is a patch of snow five miles in the air that has captivated the curiosity of the world. Reaching it alone is highly unlikely. If you desire to make a snowball there, you and an experienced companion must... Continue Reading »

The Devastating Doctrine of Love

I was in high school and college in the 1980s, so, naturally, I look on those days with a particular fondness. Those were heady times for a teenage hillbilly. Reagan was in the White House. Herschel was toting the... Continue Reading »

The 2025 South Carolina Leglative Session Begins

The addition of four Republican Senators and a House returning 88 Republicans have conservative hopes running high as the 2025 legislative session begins. Super Republican majorities in both houses could mean bills dealing with parental rights, school choice, and... Continue Reading »

Give and Go

Kelly* is a South Carolina Baptist “sent one.” I met her a few years ago while leading a trip to Los Angeles to serve people on Skid Row. She was educated at one of our South Carolina Baptist universities,... Continue Reading »