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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

By Brent BarkerCorrespondent Below is a glorious story from church planter Vasily Lopatin. Vasily and his wife Tatiana are Russian immigrants serving as North American…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Theology when comfort is needed

Christi Himmelfahrt by Gebhard Fugel, c. 1893.

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Theology when comfort is needed

April 13, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: After 2020, a renewed sense of seeking the Lord

MAGNOLIA MINDS: After 2020, a renewed sense of seeking the Lord

April 6, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: What does the picture of Christ mean to you?

MAGNOLIA MINDS: What does the picture of Christ mean to you?

February 1, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: For Days of Uncertainty

MAGNOLIA MINDS: For Days of Uncertainty

January 25, 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.