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First person: Christmas peace for the single parent

December 5, 2025

As a single dad, I spent many Christmas Eves alone. While I wrapped presents for my son, I sometimes wondered what he might be doing.

Black Friday sales hit record levels; Baptists gear up for Giving Tuesday

December 1, 2025

Congratulations if you survived shopping on Black Friday (Nov. 28). The annual shopping tradition for many families prompted sales to hit record levels this year, rising about 4% from 2024, according to multiple media reports.

First person: When we gather together

November 26, 2025

Perhaps it’s intentional that we end each year with special celebrations. We get together with family and friends.

First person: ‘The Chosen Adventures’ delivers big fun, Bible lessons for families

October 30, 2025

The best family-friendly animated series in years launched in recent weeks — and no, Disney or Pixar aren’t behind it.

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

Study argues religion decline worldwide follows predictable sequence

October 6, 2025

“We hope this article is useful as a kind of grand narrative about what’s going on in the world, a model of how to see global religious change,” Conrad Hackett, one of the authors, told RNS.

Death with dignity? Americans split on physician-assisted suicide

September 10, 2025

Half of Americans believe a terminally ill person should be able to ask a doctor for help in ending their life. Legal approval has outpaced the growth in public support.