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Wholly Healthy: Reviewing Our Prescriptions

We live in the age of the prescription. Turn on the television, and you’re likely to see a commercial recommending the latest, greatest pill or injection for everything from psoriasis to bladder spasm. Furthermore, the ads clearly suggest that... Continue Reading »

S.C. Attorney General, Six Others Join Coalition Opposing Target’s Pride Campaign

Attorneys general from seven states, including South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, have joined a coalition opposing Target’s LGBTQ+ Pride campaign. The coalition joined in a letter to Target Chairman and CEO Brian Cornell in opposing the corporation’s campaign,... Continue Reading »

Join in on the Clemens Family Trip in ‘Ezekiel and Friends’

“Forty Days with Ezekiel and Friends” by Jean Holland (Courier Publishing, 252 pages, $15.95) is a new devotional book for families. When the Clemens family lands in Israel, the father walks briskly up to the tour guide awaiting their... Continue Reading »

Signed beam installed at NGU’s Donnan Administration Building

An 18-foot steel beam that was prayed over and signed by North Greenville University administrators, faculty, staff, students, and board members on March 2 now serves as a structural piece for the new entrance at the university’s Donnan Administration... Continue Reading »

Real Savior found by IMB missionary in virtual world

Lonely. Desperate. Drunk. Anxiety-ridden. It was a life Michaela knew all too well. Growing up, she watched family members travel the exact road she was on. She wanted an escape. So the young woman turned on the computer and... Continue Reading »

Minister Relying on God More While Planting Churches in Ukraine

Michael Domke had spent nearly 15 years planting churches in Ukraine when Russia’s war forced him out. Today, he typically drives 1,700 miles to several cities in Ukraine from Budapest, Hungary, continuing his work. The International Mission Board worker... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Baptists Want Secure Borders and Compassion for Immigrants

While the nature of Baptist polity allows for varying perspectives on many issues, there was one resolution that stood out when messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in New Orleans almost unanimously voted in affirmation: A resolution... Continue Reading »

New and Noteworthy Books: August 2023

Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation (Zondervan) by Collin Hansen Millions have read books and listened to sermons by Timothy Keller. But which people and what events shaped his own thinking and spiritual growth? Collin Hansen interviewed dozens... Continue Reading »

NextGen Making Immediate Impact on Spiritual Lostness

Sticky notes plastered to the wall represented all the ways summer volunteers are embarking on the missionary task. The handwritten notes ranged from hiking to remote villages that have never heard Jesus’ name to teaching English using Bible stories... Continue Reading »

More Sexual Abuse Charges Filed Against Former Gowensville Youth Pastor

A former South Carolina youth pastor is facing 26 counts of voyeurism and 32 charges of criminal sexual conduct, many involving minors, in two counties, according to WYFF-TV. County court records show 21 new charges were filed against Daniel... Continue Reading »

Confessional Cooperation the S.C. Baptist Way [Part 1]

On the national scene, the role of the confession of faith in our Baptist cooperation has generated much discussion. Are Baptists primarily a confessional people or a cooperative people? Is the tie that binds us shared doctrine or shared... Continue Reading »

Grace and Truth: God Uses Ordinary Means to Accomplish Extraordinary Things

Cal Ripken Jr. became an extraordinary baseball player by doing an ordinary thing: He showed up for work. He did it again and again and again, a record 2,632 consecutive times. The Hall of Fame third baseman first appeared... Continue Reading »