- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 February 27, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: When you just don’t care anymore

IN THE MARGINS: When you just don’t care anymore

February 27, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor We’ve all been there—those seasons where everything feels like too much, and we’re just… done. Maybe it’s after facing disappointment after disappointment.…

Mississippi BSU students gather for Spring Conference

146 BSU Summer Missionaries were commissioned during the Mississippi BSU Spring Conference in Starkville Feb. 21-22.

Mississippi BSU students gather for Spring Conference

February 27, 2025

Keyboard Festivals help students share their hearts through music

(Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Keyboard Festivals help students share their hearts through music

February 26, 2025

Bible Studies for Life: March 2

Bible Studies for Life: March 2

February 26, 2025

Explore the Bible: March 2

Explore the Bible: March 2

February 26, 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