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MAGNOLIA MINDS: Worry is Not a Fruit of the Spirit

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Worry is Not a Fruit of the Spirit

January 21, 2021

By Adam Wyatt, PastorFirst Church, Leakesville I am still looking for a Scripture verse that tells me worry is a fruit of the Spirit. As…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: The Gate of the Year

MAGNOLIA MINDS: The Gate of the Year

January 11, 2021

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A Baby That Changed Our Lives Forever

December 23, 2020

MAGNOLIA MINDS: These Times, They Are Ah’ Changin’

MAGNOLIA MINDS: These Times, They Are Ah’ Changin’

December 15, 2020

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Be Ye Thankful

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Be Ye Thankful

December 8, 2020

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.