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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 »

Self Named Director of CSU’s Dewey Center for Chaplaincy

Charleston Southern University has named Chaplain Monty Self the new director of the Dewey Center for Chaplaincy. Prior to CSU, Self served at Baptist Health, a 12-hospital system in Arkansas, where he was a senior staff chaplain and a... Continue Reading »

CSU Launches New Tuition Promise Program Covering Housing, Food

Charleston Southern University has launched a new scholarship program for Pell-eligible students pursuing STEM degrees, nursing, accounting, aeronautics, kinesiology, or education. The Palmetto Academic Excellence (PAE) Award, like Charleston Southern’s innovative Buc Promise program, covers tuition for all four... Continue Reading »

Q&A with Michael Bryant, Dean of NGU’s College of Christian Studies

North Greenville University announced Michael Bryant as the new dean of NGU’s College of Christian Studies on Feb. 20 in a press release. He will replace the founding dean, Walter Johnson, who retired after the spring of 2024. This... 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 »

Climbing Together at IMPACT 2025

South Carolina Baptist pastors and leaders converged at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for a time of equipping and encouragement at IMPACT. Breaking records with 1,284 in attendance, IMPACT is the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s largest gathering of... 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 »

AI-Assisted Short-Film Series Tells Story of SCBaptist Missionary Journeying to the Unreached

The SCBaptist Creative Team is making a short film series about June Estes* using AI-assisted animation. Estes* is a missionary on a journey to share the gospel with lost people. She was sent out as a missionary explorer to... Continue Reading »

Celebrate Kingdom Advance

A couple of weeks ago, I received a call from a pastor friend in the Upstate who was desperate to find help for another pastor friend, whose father-in-law was in the hospital in the Philippines. I sent out a... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jimmie Harley

Jimmie E. Harley, 89, of Taylors, S.C., died Feb. 16, 2025. A native of Denmark, S.C, he was a graduate of Mars Hill University, Furman University, and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He also received honorary... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jack Mahaffey

Jack Edward Mahaffey, 94, of Liberty, died Feb. 14, 2025. A native of Liberty, he was a graduate of Clemson University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1966, he... Continue Reading »

Noted Educator Named New Dean at NGU

Michael L. Bryant, noted Southern Baptist educator and writer, has been named dean of the College of Christian Studies at North Greenville University, President Gene C. Fant Jr. announced on Feb. 20. Bryant, who also will serve as professor... Continue Reading »