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The first official visit I made as South Carolina Baptist Convention president was to Bethea Retirement Center in Darlington. I was there at the invitation of Tom Turner, director of South Carolina Baptist Ministries for the Aging. I had... Continue Reading »
How do we know what to believe about anything? In times past we read books, we took classes, we spoke to experts. These days? These days we do the same, but we also search the Internet. And we seem... Continue Reading »
Cabbage and collards and kale. Oh my! I’m not saying that if you regularly eat these you will be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but you will be healthy and smile more. It’s fall, so... Continue Reading »
Donnie’s weathered face matched the condition of his trailer. His four-fingered hand pushed back scraggly hair as he constantly adjusted his posture to counter numbing back pain. He had spent most of his life working the Carolina tobacco fields... Continue Reading »
I like New Year’s Day. It’s a new year, and I’m glad. As a matter of fact, I stayed up New Year’s Eve just to make sure the old year left and to address a few Christmas cards. I... Continue Reading »
I have lost nearly 150 pounds. Before you go comparing me to my boy Jared at Subway, you may want to know that, since I’ve been on a diet, I have also found about 170 pounds. You see, I’ve... Continue Reading »
Before we all know it, it will again be time for our annual South Carolina Baptist Pastors’ Conference and SCBC annual meeting in November 2015. Over the course of the next several months, leading up to the conference, your... Continue Reading »
Before I begin, I would like to thank the messengers of the South Carolina Baptist Convention for electing me as your president. It is an honor and privilege to serve you, and I continue to be deeply humbled by... Continue Reading »
By the time you read this, you’ll be looking back on the holidays and thinking, “Why did I eat so much?” Well, I probably will. I should probably “take the cake out of my own eye before I take... Continue Reading »
Acts 20:35 says, “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Receiving is a blessing, but giving is the greater blessing. Baptists have consistently taught giving... Continue Reading »
Last year, South Carolina Baptist Convention associate executive director David Parks said that Baptists are a “harvest-minded people living in an unseeded generation.” David Bryant, chairman of the School of Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University, pointed out that... Continue Reading »
Most people believe in miracles. Each of the major religions of the world believes in miracles, crediting God (or divine being) with a specific action or result. In his bestselling book “Reason for God,” Tim Keller defines a miracle... Continue Reading »
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