Posts published in “Magnolia Minds”

MAGNOLIA MINDS: When death shatters the heart

MAGNOLIA MINDS: When death shatters the heart

February 6, 2024

By Dawn Early It seems like every day I read or hear of a sudden or tragic death. Immediately my mind goes back to the…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Call to Me, and I will answer you

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Call to Me, and I will answer you

February 1, 2024

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Cherish the Word

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Cherish the Word

January 3, 2024

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A Christmas not taken for granted

Wyatte Church volunteers pack Christmas bags for Mississippi inmates. (Photo credit: Jo Ann Hancock).

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A Christmas not taken for granted

December 22, 2023

MAGNOLIA MINDS: You can choose how you feel, you know

MAGNOLIA MINDS: You can choose how you feel, you know

September 27, 2023

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.