This is the first chapter of a book in progress, with the working title Be Not Afraid of Their Terror. I live in one of those places colloquially referred to as “the buckle of the Bible Belt.” Greenville, South Carolina, is where Southern Baptist Theological Seminary was founded, as an offshoot of then Southern Baptist Convention affiliated Furman University. There are still three notable seminaries in the area, Bob Jones, Greenville Presbyterian and North Greenville. One can scarcely drive more than a mile in any direction without passing a church, everything from a historic landmark occupied by mainline Protestants, to a slightly out-of-place looking Coptic Orthodox church, a Spanish-speaking congregation in an old warehouse and, of course, many non-denominational mega-churches that will give you the full concert experience. No professing Christian in Greenville has an excuse to not be
Excellent, Blake. May God bless you and your readers in this new project.