Is the government shutdown really about to end?
November 10, 2025
The Senate on Sunday (Nov. 9) reportedly took a major step toward ending the 41-day government shutdown. Here’s what we know so far.
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Supreme Court to consider case that could overturn same-sex ‘marriage’
November 7, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday (Nov. 7) to consider an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. She is urging the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision legalizing same-sex “marriage” nationwide.
Mississippi News Nov. 6
November 6, 2025
Obituaries Robert “Bob” Hugh Posey, longtime Mississippi and Alabama pastor, died Oct. 11. He was 95. Jimmie Darrell Milam, who served in ministry more than
GCR Task Force audio files (part 9): The final meeting and ‘To God be the Glory’
October 31, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Baptist Paper staff members have completed their review of the audio files from the 2009–2010 meetings of the Great Commission Resurgence
Mississippi News Oct. 29
October 29, 2025
Obituaries Gary Pettit, a bivocational pastor who served Mississippi Baptist churches and the oil industry, died Aug. 14. He was 75. Bobby Nowell Parish, who
SBC leader Morris Chapman dies at 84
October 20, 2025
Morris H. Chapman, former pastor, former Southern Baptist Convention president and former SBC Executive Committee president died Monday, Oct. 20, at age 84.
Filming underway for Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’
October 17, 2025
Filming has begun in Rome on “The Resurrection of the Christ,” Mel Gibson’s sequel to his 2004 “The Passion of the Christ,” Variety first reported.
Remaining Israeli hostages released following ceasefire
October 13, 2025
Celebrations are underway today (Oct. 13) as all 20 remaining living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been freed and returned to Israel.
Ceasefire between Israel, Hamas takes effect; what next?
October 10, 2025
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect Friday (Oct. 10) at noon local time. The news signaled the end of a two-year war that left tens of thousands dead.
Mississippi News Oct. 9, 2025
October 9, 2025
Celebrations Greens Creek Church, Petal, Pine Belt Association, celebrates its 175th anniversary Oct. 11, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; music includes the Williamsons and Cross Winds; free
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