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November 21st, 2024

Early voting set, Nov. 22-28, for Fall General Election, Dec. 7 (four constitutional amendments on statewide ballot)

November 20th, 2024

Judge sentences college student killer after family addresses ‘monster’ in court

November 19th, 2024

Appeals Court allows Louisiana to post Ten Commandments
In election victory, Trump’s gains went beyond the battlegrounds
Study: Christian voters responsible for Trump victory
Wyoming Judge strikes down two abortion bans
Earliest ‘Jesus is God’ inscription found in Israel
AAA: Nearly 80 million Americans expected to travel over Thanksgiving
Summer Grove celebrates 175 years of ministry
Dad’s advice (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kid’s)
Marriage advice (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
It’s a good day (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

November 15th, 2024

Messengers adopt four resolutions, reject one

November 14th, 2024

Speakers press messengers to connect
HORN: Connect, obey Commission, cooperate, commit
Pastors Conference: Faithful to the end
Louisiana Baptists fellowship, pray, conduct business
Louisiana Notables

November 6th, 2024

Trump wins second term
Nebraska defeats measure creating right to kill babies in abortions
Your eternal home
Blind spot (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Blessed before kids (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Second opinion (Cartoon: Fletch)
Astronauts cast votes from International Space Station
Dow soars 1,300 points after Trump win
3 hurt after EF-1 tornado touches down in Basile

November 5th, 2024

Two faculty members receive endowed professorships

November 4th, 2024

Speaker Johnson encourages Louisiana Baptists during three church visits

November 1st, 2024

Anatomage table a ‘game changer’ for LCU biology

October 30th, 2024

Mayes steps down as Parkview Baptist School superintendent
Operation Christmas Child blesses children with Gospel
DR intern recaps busy summer of storm responses
God has not given us a spirit of fear
New visitor (Cartoon: Fletch)
Prayer strategy (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
How to behave in church (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

October 28th, 2024

Louisiana Christian crowns Campbell Miss LCU 2024-25
CENLA Pregnancy Center names ‘Volunteer of the Year’
Send Network Louisiana celebrates new plants, baptisms in 2024

October 25th, 2024

Messengers to take up resolutions
Credentials Committee: Messengers must register for annual meeting
2024 LBC: Messengers will be urged to ‘Connect’
Pastors Conference to emphasize ‘faithfulness’
YEC scheduled for Nov. 24-25

October 24th, 2024

Louisiana Notables

October 23rd, 2024

LCU to hold Christ, Church and Culture event Oct. 29

October 22nd, 2024

McGrath crowned LCU homecoming queen

October 17th, 2024

Theatre Louisiana Christian and LCU Music Department present ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

October 16th, 2024

LBDR teams continue ministry in wake of hurricanes
LCU invites public to fill shoeboxes for children in need

October 15th, 2024

Louisiana Christian to hold annual fall revival
Wicker celebrates 55 years as pastor of FBC Slaughter

October 14th, 2024

Send Network Louisiana launches assessment center
Jailhouse to church house: Gause named ‘NAMB Replanter of the Year’
HEARING: China, North Korea partner to persecute Christians
E4+ Conference: Be Spirit-led, Gospel-centered churcheselse
‘Here for You’ offers Louisiana Baptists a vast Gospel opportunity

October 11th, 2024

Executive Board approves loan to self-insurance trust
HORN: ‘No matter what … He reigns!’

October 10th, 2024

Early voting in Louisiana begins Oct. 18-29
Cenla Hymn Sing scheduled for Oct. 27
Louisiana Notables
‘It rivals Katrina’: Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief deploys across state
Florida church continues to serve amid ‘heartbreaking’ destruction
Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns tornadoes across Florida

October 9th, 2024

LBDR feeding units deployed for Milton response
From Pakistan to Pineville: LCU math professor counts his blessings
The fruit of kindness in election season
California city council majority backs ‘Parents Right to Know’
ADL DATA: More than10,000 Antisemitic incidents recorded in U.S. since Oct. 7, 2023
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates Heartbeat Bill
PEW STUDY: Americans in both parties concerned over impact of AI on presidential campaign
Mortgage rates rise after rate cut

October 8th, 2024

Louisiana Christian Homecoming Week festivities set for Oct. 14-20

October 7th, 2024

Herdsmen kill five Christians in Nigeria
Pressing question (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
More of Him (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Worship choices (Cartoon: Fletch)
97 people still being held by Hamas year after Oct. 7 attacks
Carey Association laundry team saw God at work

October 4th, 2024

Carey Baptist Association laundry team deployed to Tennessee

October 3rd, 2024

LCU chooses three to be recognized as 2024 Distinguished Alumni

October 2nd, 2024

LBDR begins Helene feeding operations

September 30th, 2024

Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief teams activated for Helene response
Liquidating the assets of our SBC fathers to finance the power plays of the sons
Blessed (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Into the deep (Cartoon: Fletch)
Prayer for today (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
VIDEO: Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in North Carolina
Supreme Court flooded with prayers for relief from groups eager to promote religion
KENYA: Muslims severely beat evangelist for sharing his faith
Let’s emulate the boldness and conviction of Harrison Butker
James to be LBC 2VP nominee

September 27th, 2024

Retired La. Supreme Court justice passes
Fall Preview Day at LCU set for Oct. 5
Trust God with your burdens
Fear not (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Idea rejection (Cartoon: Fletch)
Warnings about useless arguments (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
70-year-old evangelist takes first pastorate
Atheist group asks IRS to revoke tax-exempt status of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

September 24th, 2024

FBC Baton Rouge: Dad passes pastor’s baton to son

September 23rd, 2024

Wildcat debate team starts semester with big win
2,700-year-old shields and helmet from ancient kingdom unearthed at castle in Turkey
200-year-old message in a bottle left by archaeologist discovered in France
Families left heartbroken as China ends international adoptions
Evangelism strategist Ulmer to partner in the Gospel with LBC churches
Massive revival moment as 10,000 seek Jesus at University of Arkansas
Would-be Trump assassin suspect wrote chilling letter months before thwarted golf course plot
Christian mother sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy

September 20th, 2024

LBF celebrates Baptist Foundation Month
LCU names Distinguished Alumni, Hall of Fame inductees
CENLA Pregnancy Center celebrates lives restored
Hopewell Baptist Church reborn through prayer
Post Ida: DR teams celebrate rebuilt homes in Montegut
Special needs campers treated like ‘champions’
Louisiana Notables

September 18th, 2024

After almost 20 years in Chinese prison, American pastor finally released
Pew report: 40 percent of young adults get news from TikTok
US 30-year mortgage rate falls to two-year low of 6.15 percent
Report: Deep links between alcohol, cancer

September 17th, 2024

Fall into a fitness routine this ‘Walktober’

September 16th, 2024

Church sealed, pastor dragged and threatened in Indonesia
Burned (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Multiply (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Believe (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
We need to tell them
Trump safe after Secret Service fires at potential shooter
STUDY: Keto diet significantly boosts diabetes risk
LIST: West Virginia tops state for marriage longevity

September 12th, 2024

Disaster relief sites established in southeast Louisiana
Longtime professor Bill Todd left lasting mark on campus, daughter Tylitha Whatley continues family tradition
Horn seeks prayer for Francine-impacted churches, DR teams
Francine makes landfall, dumps heavy rain across southeast Louisiana

September 10th, 2024

LBDR teams on standby ahead of Francine

September 9th, 2024

Saints QB Derek Carr shines in Week 1 win, seeks to ‘tell people about Jesus’
LCU to close Wednesday due to expected tropical storm
Tennessee pastor, wife die after car crash
Inclement weather postpones LCU Town Hall meeting

September 8th, 2024

GBO: DR teams remove thousands of trees

September 7th, 2024

Hurricane-damaged Lake Charles skyscraper imploded

September 6th, 2024

Why ‘The Forge’ star forgave and repaired his relationship with his father
China stops foreign adoptions of its children after three decades
Nicaraguan pastors released after nine months in prison
New York state mandates panic buttons for large retailers under new law
San Diego border agents accused of working with cartel, allowing drugs through inspection lanes
August payrolls grew by a less-than-expected 142,000
GBO: More than 600 church planters trained since 2015

September 5th, 2024

Former LSU BCM staffer thankful for God’s protection of daughter after school shooting