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Former NFL Player Named Head Football Coach for NGU

North Greenville University’s new football coach comes with an impressive résumé and significantly more. Athletic Director Will Lowrey announced at a Tuesday morning press conference (Jan. 14) that former New York Jet and Miami Dolphin Nate Garner has been... Continue Reading »

Mount Pleasant Church Maintains 30-Year Missions Commitment  

For more than 30 years, East Cooper Baptist Church has remained committed to missions locally and internationally. Members’ commitment includes getting the gospel to unreached people groups by supporting IMB missionaries. Throughout Dave Bruner’s tenure as missions pastor at... Continue Reading »

5 Reasons to Read the Entire Bible in 2025

I vividly recall two pivotal conversations with pastors shortly after I surrendered to gospel ministry in the late-1990s. The conversations were pivotal because in them I was exposed to two divergent approaches to ministry and the Lord used them... Continue Reading »

CSU Keeps It Close Till Late in Loss at UGA

ATHENS, Ga.—Charleston Southern battled relentlessly but missed 10 of its last 12 shots down the stretch in losing 81-65 loss to Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Sunday afternoon. In front of more than 8,000 fans, the Bucs pulled within six with... Continue Reading »

I’m Asking

Because this year’s Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is the most important offering in the history of the International Mission Board, I am asking every church to give 10 percent more to the IMB this year than you gave last... Continue Reading »

Left Behind But Not Left Alone: Hope for the Widow

Q&A With Becky, Alisa, Nan, and Teresa by MARY MARGARET FLOOK, Staff Writer Becky Kirby lost her husband in a car accident. Alisa Bridger lost her husband from unexpected cancer. Nan Stroud’s husband battled ongoing health issues and caught... Continue Reading »

Farrington Stepping Down as NGU Football Coach

North Greenville University Head Football Coach Jeff Farrington has announced he is stepping down after a dozen years at the helm of the NCAA Division II program. His college coaching career spans 42 years. “I have been blessed and... Continue Reading »

Many Americans more consumeristic than content

Heading into the busiest shopping season of the year, many Americans may find meaning and purpose while they’re picking up gifts for others and themselves. A Lifeway Research study asked 1,200 U.S. adults their level of agreement with 10... Continue Reading »

The Election Is Over: What Should We Do Now?

In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, America’s hotly contested presidential election was called for Republican Donald J. Trump, who now becomes presidents 45 and 47. After four years of leadership from a Democrat administration that pushed leftist policies... Continue Reading »

Fastest-growing Southern Baptist congregation seeks to be ‘church of disciple-makers’

First Baptist Church was far from needing extensive revitalization when Wayne Bray arrived as pastor in 2015. But there had been a drip-drip of decline in the preceding years. The small-town church that had grown to 2,300 people in... Continue Reading »

Christian Voting in a Polarized Political Climate

We live in a tumultuous, polarized, sharply divided partisan political environment. Everyday exchanges on social media and daily conversations with friends, co-workers, and family members can, and often do, devolve into heated debates over the issues of our day.... Continue Reading »

Using Halloween to Reach Our Neighbors: Four Practical Encouragements

How often do your lost neighbors come to your house on their own initiative to connect with you? If your experience is anything like mine, the answer is essentially never. However, there is one exception: Halloween night. Halloween is... Continue Reading »