Posts published in “Mississippi”

Mississippi Worship and Media Conference slated for July 25

Mississippi Worship and Media Conference slated for July 25

May 29, 2024

Thursday, July 25, the Worship Ministries Department and Communication Services Department of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) will co-sponsor the Mississippi Worship and Media…

‘Don’t wait to get help’: How churches can care for their ministers’ mental health

‘Don’t wait to get help’: How churches can care for their ministers’ mental health

May 28, 2024

Central Hills summer camp preparation heats up

Shawn Parker, executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, visits with Central Hills summer camp staffers May 21. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Central Hills summer camp preparation heats up

May 23, 2024

Rolling Fork Rising dedicates first home

Rolling Fork Rising (RFR) dedicates its first home on May 15. Pictured from left to right: (back row) Hubert Yates, MSBDR; Blake Hoerman, 84 Lumber; Gwen Holcomb, First Church, Rolling Fork, Ministry Assistant/RFR; Britt Williamson, RFR Chairman/First Church, Rolling Fork, Pastor; Brad Craddock, RFR Construction Manager; and Andy Anderson, RFR; (middle row) Zori Moore, St. Vincent dePaul Case Manager; Emily Carter, RFR; Tracy Harden, RFR; and Tifkessica Wilson, St. Vincent dePaul Case Manager; (front row) Kylie Carter, Venisha Carter, and Derrick Carter.

Rolling Fork Rising dedicates first home

May 21, 2024

Making history with healing hands: Blue Mountain to graduate first class of nursing students in August

The first class of the Blue Mountain Christian University (BMCU) School of Nursing will graduate August 2. (Photo credit: Thomas Magers II)

Making history with healing hands: Blue Mountain to graduate first class of nursing students in August

May 17, 2024

Trump, pro-life leaders at
odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter Jan. 16 calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it. Trump’s terms in the White House have been consequential for the pro-life movement, to say the least. Shortly after taking office last year, he enforced the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding of abortions. He reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy. Perhaps most of all, the appointment of three pro-life Supreme Court justices in his first term led to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last week, however, the president said conservative Republicans need to be “flexible” regarding Hyde during across-the-aisle negotiations over health care. Hyde has factored in debates on Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired last year. Conservatives, of course, didn’t like the idea, which led the White House to walk back the president’s comments. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved another generic abortion drug last fall. Chemical abortions account for 63 percent of all abortions, per a 2023 study by the Guttmacher Institute. This week, it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood through Title X that had been withheld since last spring as part of a move by lawmakers to defund abortion providers for at least one year. Trump told reporters he was unaware of those disbursements. Hollingsworth described the Hyde Amendment as “not up for debate.”