- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 January 28, 2026

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Why patience matters in daily Bible reading

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Why patience matters in daily Bible reading

January 28, 2026

By Andrew Chesteen One of the encouraging developments at the beginning of each new year in the church I serve as well as in many…

MS Disaster Relief responding to Winter Storm Fern

MS Disaster Relief responding to Winter Storm Fern

January 27, 2026

Explore the Bible: February 1

Explore the Bible: February 1

January 27, 2026

Bible Studies for Life: February 1

Bible Studies for Life: February 1

January 27, 2026

Parker presents resolution, urges students to seek God’s wisdom at MC bicentennial chapel

Shawn Parker (center), Executive Director-Treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, presents a resolution celebrating the bicentennial of Mississippi College to Blake Thompson, President of Mississippi College, and Bill Sones, Chairman of the Mississippi College Board of Trustees. (Photo credit: Emily Sherman)

Parker presents resolution, urges students to seek God’s wisdom at MC bicentennial chapel

January 24, 2026

Trump, pro-life leaders at
odds in recent developments
NASHVILLE (BP) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission released a letter Jan. 16 calling for President Trump’s action on recent issues that have brought friction between the pro-life movement and an administration historically supportive of it. Trump’s terms in the White House have been consequential for the pro-life movement, to say the least. Shortly after taking office last year, he enforced the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding of abortions. He reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy. Perhaps most of all, the appointment of three pro-life Supreme Court justices in his first term led to the overturning of Roe v Wade. Last week, however, the president said conservative Republicans need to be “flexible” regarding Hyde during across-the-aisle negotiations over health care. Hyde has factored in debates on Affordable Care Act subsidies that expired last year. Conservatives, of course, didn’t like the idea, which led the White House to walk back the president’s comments. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved another generic abortion drug last fall. Chemical abortions account for 63 percent of all abortions, per a 2023 study by the Guttmacher Institute. This week, it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services quietly released tens of millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood through Title X that had been withheld since last spring as part of a move by lawmakers to defund abortion providers for at least one year. Trump told reporters he was unaware of those disbursements. Hollingsworth described the Hyde Amendment as “not up for debate.”