Posts published in “Mississippi”

Baptists swing into action after deadly tornadoes

ON THE SCENE – Volunteers begin cataloging relief supplies at First Church, Rolling Fork, after a super cell weather system raked the area March 24 and produced a deadly tornado that virtually destroyed the Issaquena County city. The steeple at First Church was toppled and roof damage was extensive, but the facilities were sufficiently intact to allow a location for relief efforts to begin. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Baptists swing into action after deadly tornadoes

March 27, 2023

By William PerkinsEditor Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief (MBDR) volunteers are responding in multiple locations after a series of massive tornadoes were spawned by a super…

Wicker: Russia ‘one of worst violators’ of religious freedom

SAVED – After receiving care at a Send Relief medical clinic, a Ukrainian refugee from the war and her daughter accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. (Photo credit: Send Relief)

Wicker: Russia ‘one of worst violators’ of religious freedom

March 16, 2023

Paula Smith takes helm of new MBCB department

PLANNING THE PROGRAM – Paula Smith (right), director of the Multicultural Ministries Department at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, talks with department ministry assistant Janet McIlwain in their offices in the Baptist Building in Jackson. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Paula Smith takes helm of new MBCB department

March 9, 2023

Revival breaks out at Blue Mountain Christian University

REVIVAL – Hours after the scheduled chapel time at Blue Mountain Christian University had ended Feb. 19, students continued to gather on campus in Blue Mountain for worship, confession, and revival. (Video credit: Will Lowrey)

Revival breaks out at Blue Mountain Christian University

March 3, 2023

Crossgates Church, Brandon, baptizes 104 in single service

PROFESSING JESUS – Leslie Smith prepares to be immersed in the baptistery of Crossgates Church, Brandon, during a five-hour service Feb. 19 that saw 104 Believers baptized. (Video credit: Crossgates Church website)

Crossgates Church, Brandon, baptizes 104 in single service

March 3, 2023

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.”