- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 October 21, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A better life requires action on your part

MAGNOLIA MINDS: A better life requires action on your part

October 21, 2022

By Tony MartinAssociate Editor Who wouldn’t want a better life? It can be yours. What was it the old preacher said? “Put the hay where…

Burnett takes reins as William Carey University president

NEW PRESIDENT — Marshall Burnett (left), father of newly-inaugurated William Carey University President Ben Burnett (right) stands with his son during the younger Burnett’s Oct. 10 inaugural ceremony on the Hattiesburg campus of the Baptist-affiliated school. (Photo credit: Jennifer Carney)

Burnett takes reins as William Carey University president

October 20, 2022

Troubled financial outlook at Southwestern Seminary prompts budget cuts, advances evaluation of ‘campus footprint’

BOARD MEETING — David Dockery (standing), interim president of Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, addresses trustees during their Oct. 18 meeting on the Southern Baptist school’s Ft. Worth campus. (Photo credit: Southwestern Seminary)

Troubled financial outlook at Southwestern Seminary prompts budget cuts, advances evaluation of ‘campus footprint’

October 19, 2022

186th Mississippi Baptist Convention Schedule

186th Mississippi Baptist Convention Schedule

October 18, 2022

Explore the Bible: October 23

October 18, 2022

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