October 22, 2026 - The Baptist Paper

Is your church feeling the economic squeeze?

October 22, 2026

As the economy strains the U.S. public, pastors report increasing pressures and giving lagging behind inflation.

Gambling opponents take aim at prediction markets

October 22, 2026

Texans Against Gambling joined Stop Predatory Gambling and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a key provision of its landmark 2018 decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, which struck down the federal ban on commercial sports gambling.

Pastor shares weight-loss journey — 101 pounds lost this year

October 22, 2026

DeWayne Gibson started 2026 at 280 pounds. By Monday morning, the senior pastor of Parkway Baptist Church in Hodgenville, Kentucky, weighed 179 — a loss of