Ever been in someone’s home as a guest only to have your hosts start to argue with each other? It doesn’t happen that often, but the few times it’s happened when I’ve been around have made me want to run out the door.… Read More What Hinders Church Growth? — Paul Kirkpatrick
When I stop to consider the effects that the North Carolina School of Biblical Studies has had upon my life, my thoughts immediately flash back to the two years I spent there, to the time shared with dedicated brothers and sisters in Christ. With the benefit of seven years hindsight since my first day inside… Read More Remembering N.C.S.B.S. – Jim Hobbs
Have you ever had someone come to you and say, “Well, I have good news and bad news.” Usually the one telling you this is in a white coat with his/her name embroidered on the left side pocket. As one who has survived Colon Cancer I can find humor in my own suffering. I made… Read More The Good News About The Resurrection – Paul Kirkpatrick
Jon Mitchell is our new Associate Editor and will serve as the interim editor until a new editor is appointed. He will begin the interim editor duties with the July/August 2014 issue of the Carolina Messenger. This issue deals with “Adversaries To Evangelism.” We readily recognize those threats to evangelism that appear before us outside… Read More The Editor’s Page – Paul Kirkpatrick, Interim Editor
In Mark 16:15, Jesus charges his followers by saying to them, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” This is a command that is just as applicable as the command in the next verse, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” There are certainly numerous commands that… Read More Apathy: The Silent Killer – Paul Kirkpatrick
When I became editor of Palmetto Messenger in 1997 I would not have imagined that I would hold that place for seventeen years. (In 1999 the name was changed to Carolina Messenger.) With this issue I have decided to pass the responsibility to another. With only a few exceptions, there has been a deadline to… Read More The Editor’s Page – David R. Pharr, Editor
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