Brian P. Hobbs

Oklahoma City

Editor and Communications Director at The Baptist Messenger

Christian believer, husband, father, Okie-American & Editor of the Baptist Messenger

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Articles

miRNA-mRNA network analysis identifies PAX5 as a potential regulator of adaptive immune response in COPD

1 week ago | biorxiv.org | Michele Gentili |Margherita De Marzio |Brian P. Hobbs |Craig P. Hersh

AbstractMicro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are key post-transcriptional regulators of the immune system and may play a role in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In this paper, we constructed subject-specific miRNA-mRNA regulatory networks using bulk and deconvoluted whole blood RNA-sequencing, whole blood miRNA-sequencing, and B-cell receptor-sequencing data from up to 570 miRNAs, 11,859 mRNAs, and 3,190 participants in the COPDGene study.
Sword and Trowel: Remembering Our Heroes

3 weeks ago | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

Those of us who were living in Oklahoma at the time could never forget that fateful day. April 19, 1995, like the Pearl Harbor and the September 11th attacks, marks a date that will live in infamy. Yet, rising from the ashes, the people of this state, led by pastors and people of faith, discovered some hidden strength that God had given us that we did not even know was there. The photos and stories of heroism from the time following the Oklahoma City bombing are known throughout the world.
Sword and Trowel - Reaching the Lost... Losing the 'Reached'?

1 month ago | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

Did you know that Southern Baptists, together through our Cooperative Program giving and our International Mission Board (IMB) work, currently have some 3,600 missionaries now serving in 155 countries? These missionaries are working overtime to reach the lost and spread the Good News of Jesus to people who have never heard the Gospel.
OKC, QUAIL SPRINGS’ 75th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SET FOR APRIL 6

1 month ago | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

This year, Oklahoma City, Quail Springs (QSBC) is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and the church is recognizing this ministry milestone on Sun., April 6. That morning, QSBC members and guests will gather for two identical worship services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. in its Worship Center, featuring a special message from Hance Dilbeck, who served as QSBC pastor for 15 years and who now serves as President of GuideStone Financial Services.
BLOG - Don’t Bet on It: Counting the High Cost of Legalized Sports Gambling for Oklahoma

2 months ago | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

Did you know Oklahoma ranks in the top 10 in the United States in many key categories? We are ranked 5th in the U.S. for beef production. We are ranked in the top 5 in energy production and 7th in wind energy production. Sadly, Oklahoma is also ranked 6th in the nation when it comes to gambling addiction, with the second most gambling machines per capita, according to research published in The Oklahoman. Indeed, Oklahoma is truly a gambling hotspot in this nation.
Sword and Trowel - Praying for Our Missionaries

Jan 18, 2025 | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

Wintson Churchill was reported to have said that the sun never set on the British Empire at its height, meaning it truly spanned the globe. Thanks be to God, it could be said that the sun never sets on areas of the world where our Southern Baptist missionaries are working to advance the Gospel.
Sword and Trowel - Celebrating Birth

Dec 19, 2024 | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

This month at Christmas time, Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is the most joyous time of year and most joyous of occasions, as we worship “Immanuel, God with us” (Matt. 1:23)!Next month, churches across this country will recognize birth in another way—through the annual Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. In 1984—years after the Roe v.
BLOG: Sing We Now At Christmas

Dec 2, 2024 | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

Do you recall the scene from “The Sound of Music” when Captain Von Trapp is transformed from a tyrannical, overbearing father to a loving one? Von Trapp, a widower and military man, is raising seven children with an iron fist until Maria, an aspiring nun from the local abbey brings music back into their home. With one song—“The Sound of Music”—his life is changed, and his joy is restored. Christmas songs can have a similar effect.
Sword and Trowel - Hope for the Holidays

Nov 18, 2024 | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

The holidays are upon us. If your household is anything like mine, a Christmas tree will soon appear, as well as eggnog, a manger scene, all accompanied by continual Christmas music and movies. Signs of the holidays are all around us. There’s something etched into American society as a whole that reveres—and commercializes—this time of year. For Christians, holidays like Christmas are our reminder that God sent His one and only Son to Earth to save sinners like us.
BLOG: 2024 Election & the Unborn

Oct 28, 2024 | baptistmessenger.com | Brian P. Hobbs

In a matter of days, the 2024 Election Day arrives. All the attention is fixed on who will be our next President of the United States. Certainly, that consequential vote deserves a huge amount of prayer, thought and consideration. Meanwhile, there are other key votes happening, concerning Congress, state legislative races, judicial votes, as well as state questions.