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S.C. Pastors Glad to be Home Safely from Israel

Three South Carolina pastors and their wives were touring the Holy Land when the United States and Israel launched a joint strike on Iran Feb. 28, but all have returned home safely. Wes and Rachel Church of First Baptist... Continue Reading »

CSU Earns 2026-2027 Military Friendly Schools Designation

Charleston Southern University has earned the 2026-2027 Military Friendly Schools Designation as a Military Friendly Gold School and a Military Friendly Spouse School. Charleston Southern has served veteran students for more than 50 years and currently has approximately 700... Continue Reading »

CSU Tuition Discount Increases to 25% for First Responders and Public Safety Personnel 

Charleston Southern University President B. Keith Faulkner announced an increase in CSU’s First Responders/Public Safety Tuition Discount from 20 percent to 25 percent in appreciation of the work they do. At the university’s annual criminal justice job fair on... Continue Reading »

The SC Legislature Is Swinging for the Fences

The second legislative session of the South Carolina 126th General Assembly is out to improve its bill passing batting average. The 2025 session got bogged down with major pieces of legislation, consuming weeks of the calendar with sometimes contentious... Continue Reading »

Take a Walk

It’s amazing how much noise a few quiet Buddhist monks can make when they walk through your town. I was having breakfast out in the country of Lexington County with my friend Chris, and we heard the monks were... Continue Reading »

Give Timothy a Chance

I was 17 years old the summer before my high school senior year when Northside Baptist Church of Denham Springs, La., called me as their part-time music minister. My dad was a local pastor, and I had a solid... Continue Reading »

Why I’m Running for SBC President

Each year, Southern Baptists gather for our annual meeting as stewards. We come as messengers from our churches, entrusted with a responsibility that stretches back nearly two centuries: cooperating together for the sake of the Great Commission. That cooperation... Continue Reading »

Learning to be Content

Have you ever been drawn into an infomercial or found yourself awed by the sales pitch of a social media influencer? Basically, someone you have never met before is telling you how miserable your life is without their product.... Continue Reading »

SCDR ‘Spring Break Project’ Assisting Spartanburg Area Residents

More than 80 South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are participating in a “spring break project” this week to assist homeowners in Spartanburg County, which has the highest number of residents still needing assistance with damages from Hurricane Helene.... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern University Mourns Death of Beloved Campus Pastor

It is with great sadness that the university announces the death of Rev. Jonathan “Jon” D. Davis, associate vice president for spiritual life, on March 9. Jon was diagnosed with multiform glioblastoma in 2021 and lived the last five... Continue Reading »

NGU’s Baker to chair Committee on Resolutions, Portal Opens March 15

North Greenville University Provost and Dean of Faculty Hunter Baker will serve as chair of the Committee on Resolutions for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting this summer. SBC President Clint Pressley made the announcement in a statement to Baptist... Continue Reading »

Calls for Prayer as U.S. and Israel Strike Iran, Face Retaliation

A group of Southern Baptist pastors and their spouses, including former Send Relief President Bryant Wright, sheltered in place in Jerusalem Saturday morning (Feb. 28) as the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran. Within hours, Iran... Continue Reading »