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MAGNOLIA MINDS: ‘Is this the end?’

July 13, 2021

By Jon DanielsCorrespondent I have been a volunteer firefighter for 25 years. It’s the fulfillment of a childhood dream of mine and has brought a…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Certainties in an Uncertain World

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Certainties in an Uncertain World

July 1, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Prepping for Summer with Paul

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Prepping for Summer with Paul

June 3, 2021

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

Clergy Act advances from House
Ways and Means Committee
DALLAS – On Dec. 10 the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Clergy Act, H.R. 227, in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The Clergy Act would provide ministers who opted out of Social Security a one-time window to opt back in. The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by California Congressmen Vince Fong and Mike Thompson, and has gained the support of several co-sponsors. The legislation is supported by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and other leaders from a wide variety of large and historic denominational benefit boards. In a news release issued by Rep. Fong’s office, GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck expressed gratitude to Fong for his leadership. The Clergy Act would create a two-year window beginning in 2029 that would allow eligible ministers who have opted out of Social Security to revoke their exemption and begin contributing. Ministers must still meet the standard 10-year contribution requirement to earn full retired-worker benefits, receiving benefits proportional to their contributions.