- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 April 1, 2025

Explore the Bible: April 6

April 1, 2025

Our Defense • 1 Peter 3:13-22 By Arthur Story This week’s text, 1 Peter 3:13-22, reveals three opportunities in suffering that Christians can use to…

Bible Studies for Life: April 6

Bible Studies for Life: April 6

April 1, 2025

‘We need each other’: Retreat brings together Chinese churches from across the state

Over 200 people attended the Chinese Churches of Mississippi Retreat at the Chinese Christian Church of Greater Jackson from March 14 – 16. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

‘We need each other’: Retreat brings together Chinese churches from across the state

March 31, 2025

Hispanic pastors address challenges amid turbulent season of ministry

A group of 50 Mississippi Baptist Hispanic pastors, their wives, and children, gathered at Lake Tiak-O’Khata for their annual retreat March 7-8. (Photo credit: Cosme Arana)

Hispanic pastors address challenges amid turbulent season of ministry

March 28, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: Loving toxic people

IN THE MARGINS: Loving toxic people

March 27, 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