- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 April 24, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: When you’re wrong (and you know it)

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IN THE MARGINS: When you’re wrong (and you know it)

April 24, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor You know that moment — when you realize you’re wrong about something? Maybe it’s the sinking feeling in your gut. Maybe it’s…

Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters

Church planting trainers gather together April 7–9 for the Send Network Training Map at William Carey University. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Send Network Training Map focuses on fostering church planters

April 23, 2025

Explore the Bible: April 27

Explore the Bible: April 27

April 23, 2025

Bible Studies for Life: April 27

Bible Studies for Life: April 27

April 23, 2025

2025 Preaching Conference exhorts from the Gospel of Luke

Dr. Joseph Bird, dean of the Cooper School of Missions and Ministry Studies at William Carey University, presents on the background of Luke during the 2025 Preaching Conference. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

2025 Preaching Conference exhorts from the Gospel of Luke

April 21, 2025

Barna report highlights
openness to faith among
Americans who reject God
A surprising openness to faith among Americans who currently reject God has been shared in a new report from George Barna, director of research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. The American Worldview Inventory 2025, titled “Millions Admit They Could Be Persuaded That God Exists — Under the Right Conditions,” finds that one-third of doubters are “completely open” to belief if approached with a credible, personal explanation, Barna shared in a released statement. An additional 38% “might be open” — totaling over 50 million spiritually restless Americans. Shockingly, 40% of those who reject God still identify as Christians, the report said. Many attend church or read the Bible, Barna noted, yet deny the God they engage with. Most rejections of spiritual authority, he said, occur before age 22, highlighting the critical role of early worldview development. — The Baptist Paper