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IN THE MARGINS: Hold on to the God who holds it all together

IN THE MARGINS: Hold on to the God who holds it all together

August 27, 2024

By Tony MartinEditor This week, I’ve been reflecting on something that’s both humbling and comforting: the size of our God often determines the size of…

IN THE MARGINS: How to lay down your life without dying

IN THE MARGINS: How to lay down your life without dying

August 23, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: Truth telling in a digital wilderness

IN THE MARGINS: Truth telling in a digital wilderness

August 8, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: The lesson repeats until we learn

IN THE MARGINS: The lesson repeats until we learn

August 1, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: It’s never too late to have a happy childhood

IN THE MARGINS: It’s never too late to have a happy childhood

July 29, 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