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PRESIDENT’S DESK: Finding encouragement in a troubled world

PRESIDENT’S DESK: Finding encouragement in a troubled world

July 12, 2022

By Lloyd SweattCorrespondent I was asked to write something ENCOURAGING to those who read Magnolia Minds. As I attempt to put encouraging thoughts together, I…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Never give up

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Never give up

July 1, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Long Days, Dark Nights, and God’s grace

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Long Days, Dark Nights, and God’s grace

June 23, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Bury your head in the sand

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Bury your head in the sand

June 17, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A moral authority beyond ourselves

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MAGNOLIA MINDS: A moral authority beyond ourselves

June 10, 2022

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