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IN THE MARGINS: Deep dive into shallow prayers

Teresa and Tony Martin view the solar eclipse from Greenville, Texas, on April 8.

IN THE MARGINS: Deep dive into shallow prayers

April 10, 2024

By Tony MartinEditor My wife Teresa and I took a road trip to Greenville, Texas, this past week. We stayed with some friends whose home…

IN THE MARGINS: Being alone vs. being lonely

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IN THE MARGINS: Being alone vs. being lonely

April 3, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: Bad news

IN THE MARGINS: Bad news

March 28, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: Trusting God when He is silent

IN THE MARGINS: Trusting God when He is silent

March 20, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: You big bully!

IN THE MARGINS: You big bully!

March 13, 2024

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