Posts published in “Mississippi”

2023 Miss. Baptist State Evangelism Conference refreshes, inspires

EVANGELISM CONFERENCE – Participants in the 2023 Mississippi Baptist State Evangelism Conference Jan 29-30 at Brandon Church, Brandon, hear a message from Jamie Dew, president of Southern Baptists’ New Orleans Seminary in New Orleans. (Photos credit: Bart Lambright).

2023 Miss. Baptist State Evangelism Conference refreshes, inspires

February 8, 2023

The 2023 Mississippi Baptist State Evangelism Conference was held Jan. 29-30 at Brandon Church, Brandon. The theme was “Revive Us, O Lord!” from Psalm 85:6.…

Miss. Baptist student ministers attend Conclave

YOUTH MINISTRY CONCLAVE – The Kyle Edenfield Band from West, Ga., leads worship at the Youth Ministry Conclave Jan. 19-21 at the Chattanooga Conference Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Photo credit: NAMB) 

Miss. Baptist student ministers attend Conclave

February 7, 2023

MBDR shifts feeding operation to Marshall County

FEEDING TEAM AT WORK – Members of Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief prepare hot meals in the kitchen of LaBelle Haven Church, Olive Branch. (Photo credit: Tim Ellsworth)

MBDR shifts feeding operation to Marshall County

February 6, 2023

Miss. Baptist Disaster Relief finishes simultaneous activations

SERVING MEALS, SERVING CHRIST – Volunteers with Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief prepare a meal in the kitchen at LaBelle Haven Church, Olive Branch, during a just-completed mobilization conducted in coordination with Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief. (Photo credit: Tim Ellsworth)

Miss. Baptist Disaster Relief finishes simultaneous activations

February 3, 2023

Miss. Baptist Disaster Relief called to support first responders

ACTIVATED – Volunteers with Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief begin meal preparation Jan. 27 for first responders standing by for protests after a Memphis man was allegedly beaten to death by police officers in that city on Jan. 7. (Photo credit: Tim Ellsworth)

Miss. Baptist Disaster Relief called to support first responders

January 27, 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.”