- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 March 11, 2025

Explore the Bible: March 16

March 11, 2025

God’s People • 1 Peter 2:1-10 By Arthur Story This week’s text, 1 Peter 2:1-10, points to our unity and our identity in Christ as…

Bible Studies for Life: March 16

Bible Studies for Life: March 16

March 11, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: People who say money isn’t important will lie about other things, too

IN THE MARGINS: People who say money isn’t important will lie about other things, too

March 11, 2025

Mississippi Baptists welcomed to celebrate 100 years of impact through the Cooperative Program

Mississippi Baptists welcomed to celebrate 100 years of impact through the Cooperative Program

March 7, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: Why do people see the same event differently?

IN THE MARGINS: Why do people see the same event differently?

March 6, 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