Columns

Great Commission Perspective: Partnerships … by Brad Atkins
By Brad Atkins
Date February 2, 2012

Most of us have heard the statement, “We can do more together than we can do on our own.” Our Cooperative Program was founded and guided by this statement for decades, but I wonder how many of us really believe that. Not that we do not give to the Cooperative Program, Lottie Moon, Annie Armstrong, or Janie Chapman offerings, because as SCBC churches we certainly do. But, rather, do we believe it enough to actually have partnerships in our communities to help us do more together than we can do on our own?

Commentary: Seeing Life with 50:20 Vision … by Don Kirkland
By Don Kirkland, Editor
don@baptistcourier.com
Date February 2, 2012

I have needed corrective lenses since I started high school. I am glad now that I can see things more clearly. It would be good if our spiritual vision could be improved by an annual visit to an optometrist or ophthalmologist and receive corrective lenses to better see how God is working in our lives in both good times and bad.

Outside the Walls … by Lee Clamp
By Lee Clamp
Date February 2, 2012

I remember how nervous I was before the deacons’ meeting. I was about to ask them for permission to leave the office early in order to coach middle school football. We had seen God do amazing work in our student ministry, as 12 radical eighth- and ninth-graders grew to more than 200 gathering each week in a town of 5,000. We had seen hundreds of teenagers baptized. I wasn’t satisfied. There were more teenagers out there who would not come inside our walls. We were going to have to go to them.

In Your Interest … by Valerie Rumbough
By Valerie Rumbough
Date February 2, 2012

Getting ready for retirement? As you consider funding it, make some plans so that you won’t experience headaches and heartaches later on. Take these things into consideration.

Sunday Dinner: Gingerbread … by Juanita Garrison
By Juanita Garrison
Date February 2, 2012

“Do you have a recipe for old-fashioned gingerbread?” the note asked. The writer, Martha Lowe of Big Creek Baptist Church in Anderson County, continued, “My mom used to make it in an iron skillet and then cut it into squares.”

Intersections: Where Faith Meets Life … by Bob Weathers
By Bob Weathers
Date February 2, 2012

When your name becomes synonymous with a particular prayer posture, you are having an impact. And for Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos’ quarterback, that impact arises from a simple, but very public, habit, an action that has virtually overshadowed his remarkable skills on the football field.

My Answer … by Billy Graham
By Billy Graham
Date February 2, 2012

Dear Dr. Graham: We moved to a new city a few years ago so my husband could take a new job, but I’m afraid we got in over our heads financially. Not only did we buy a house whose value has gone down, but our old house hasn’t sold and is sitting empty, and we’re burdened with two mortgages. Would it be morally wrong for us to declare bankruptcy?