Posts published in “Magnolia Minds”

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Prepping for Summer with Paul

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Prepping for Summer with Paul

June 3, 2021

By Kendra WatsonCorrespondent This week, my home brims with excitement! My six-year-old son James wraps up first grade on Thursday, and the signs of summer…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Is Your Pastor About to Quit?

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Is Your Pastor About to Quit?

May 27, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: That Sticky Issue

LUKE 4:14-30 – Jesus is rejected in his hometown, by Marten de Vos (1532-1603).

MAGNOLIA MINDS: That Sticky Issue

May 12, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A Bathtub Baptism and The Lord’s Supper via Zoom

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A Bathtub Baptism and The Lord’s Supper via Zoom

April 26, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Theology when comfort is needed

Christi Himmelfahrt by Gebhard Fugel, c. 1893.

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Theology when comfort is needed

April 13, 2021

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