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National Day of Prayer set for May 1

April 25, 2025

NASHVILLE (BP) — The National Day of Prayer will be Thursday, May 1. Christians all over the country will gather in or near courthouses, city…

BCM director recalls chaos and ‘God’s presence’ in FSU shooting

In the aftermath of the April 17 shooting on campus, Florida State University students create a memorial just feet away from crime scene tape.

BCM director recalls chaos and ‘God’s presence’ in FSU shooting

April 21, 2025

Rescued: Friends, family of freed missionary ‘filled with praise to God’

(Photo credit: Faith Baptist Church Oak Creek, Wisconsin)

Rescued: Friends, family of freed missionary ‘filled with praise to God’

April 17, 2025

Prayer urged for missionary missing in South Africa

(Facebook photo via Rick Karle’s report April 11)

Prayer urged for missionary missing in South Africa

April 14, 2025

Cooperative Program dinners celebrate past, inspire future

Jeff Iorg, President/CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, speaks during the Cooperative Program dinner at First Church, Madison, on April 5. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Cooperative Program dinners celebrate past, inspire future

April 11, 2025

Barna report highlights
openness to faith among
Americans who reject God
A surprising openness to faith among Americans who currently reject God has been shared in a new report from George Barna, director of research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. The American Worldview Inventory 2025, titled “Millions Admit They Could Be Persuaded That God Exists — Under the Right Conditions,” finds that one-third of doubters are “completely open” to belief if approached with a credible, personal explanation, Barna shared in a released statement. An additional 38% “might be open” — totaling over 50 million spiritually restless Americans. Shockingly, 40% of those who reject God still identify as Christians, the report said. Many attend church or read the Bible, Barna noted, yet deny the God they engage with. Most rejections of spiritual authority, he said, occur before age 22, highlighting the critical role of early worldview development. — The Baptist Paper