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Wholly Healthy: Sometimes the Healer Needs Healing

This column departs a little from the normal subject matter of “Wholly Healthy” in that it’s a plea not for healthy behavior, but for healthy physicians. Over the years, medicine has become increasingly complex. Mind you, the “saving lives... Continue Reading »

Editor’s Word: The Power of Congregational Singing

There is something powerful in congregational singing. Ephesians 5:19 says: “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.” In recent times, congregational singing has been replaced,... Continue Reading »

Comic Belief: Still on the Phone

Newsweek Magazine says 91 percent of women and 85 percent of men pray. (Of course, 100 percent of golfers pray on the putting green.) Often, our prayers revolve around asking God to bail us out of some mess. We’re... Continue Reading »

Wholly Healthy: Time for a Serious Discussion

The beginning of the college year is upon us, and many young women and men will leave home for the first time. Whether in Christian schools, community colleges, or public or private universities, our kids will be confronted with... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: Advance!

No one said a word. Planes flew overhead, and the faint sound of artillery explosions could be heard in the distance. The young men stared at one another in silence as their amphibious vehicle approached the shore. The enemy... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Stuffed Green Peppers a la Mary

Continuing our recipes from yesteryear today, I am offering you a good one from “Southern Cooking” published by Ruralist Press in 1928 and edited by Mrs. S.R. Dill. I’m pretty sure the copyright has expired. The title page identifies... Continue Reading »

Editor’s Word: The Doubting

Charles Spurgeon preached against doubting, but dealt with doubts himself. He said, “I think when a man says, ‘I never doubt,’ it is quite time for us to doubt him.” The apostle Thomas has been dubbed “Doubting Thomas” because... Continue Reading »

Outside the Walls: ‘Send Us!’ Say College Students

Samantha* and three other students from colleges around our state were excited about banding together as summer missionaries this year and taking the gospel to a foreign land. One month before they were to depart, a bomb shattered the... Continue Reading »

Worldview: What About Near-Death Experiences?

We all want to know about heaven. We want to know about the place our Savior has prepared for us, and we want to know our loved ones are safe. These desires are good and right, and God’s Word... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Fruit Salad

It may be the oldest Baptist church in South Carolina, and if it isn’t, I’m sure someone will let me know! Welsh Neck Baptist Church, located in Society Hill (which is in the eastern third of our state, about... Continue Reading »

President’s Perspective: The 365 Challenge

Early on the morning of June 7, I was walking my dog and reading Twitter to pass the time. I read this post from Kevin Ezell: “16.7 million … the number of gospel conversations if all 46,000 SBC churches... Continue Reading »

Comic Belief: On Their List

Have you ever listened to church people talk? You might hear things like: “Good Christians don’t wear make-up” (usually said by those who need to wear it) or “Good Christians wouldn’t have a cigar after dinner” (usually said by... Continue Reading »