Mississippi News January 16, 2025
Mississippi News January 16, 2025 Obituaries Carl Morris, longtime pastor in Arkansas and Mississippi, died Dec. 8. He was 84.
Sexual addiction: ‘I don’t know of a bigger threat to the church,’ therapist says
Given the secrecy and shame surrounding pornography usage, researchers offer widely divergent statistics about its prevalence in the church. But few question the reality of the problem — both in the pews and in the pulpits.
Jennifer Lyell dies at 47
Jennifer Lyell, a former vice president of Lifeway who accused a seminary professor of sexual abuse in 2018, died yesterday (June 7) at age 47 after a series of massive strokes.
USCIRF report identifies 95 countries with blasphemy laws
“Blasphemy laws are inconsistent with international human right law,” the report states.
KY Baptist DR teams respond to massive flooding, more tornadoes
Only a few days after disaster relief workers closed up sites in western Kentucky following nearly three weeks helping with
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for November 12
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Nov. 12, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
Research reveals many non-Christians consider Bible divinely inspired
“Part of the reason may be that the U.S. is culturally Christian,” Barna wrote, citing past surveys. “In fact, 72 percent of people in the U.S. say they were raised Christian.”
Retired missionary taking gospel ‘to as many Quilombola villages as possible’
Keith Jefferson believes that retired missionaries are valuable to the ongoing mobilization of churches because they not only have experience, but they also have contacts — if they’ll keep up with them.