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With 21 dead, churches respond to tornado damage amid personal tragedies

Pastor Bob Gilliland’s son Roger called and told him to turn on the weather — a tornado was approaching. “I was getting ready to go to bed, and she was watching her Hallmark,” the 81-year-old Gilliland said of himself... Continue Reading »

Mississippi Baptists ask Legislature to remove Confederate symbol from state flag

Offering a “voice of healing in the name of Jesus Christ,” Mississippi Baptists asked the Legislature June 23 to replace the state flag with a design that does not include the Confederate flag. National racial tension and discussions regarding... Continue Reading »