Archive

May 17th, 2023

Black Chicago residents infuriated over migrant surge

May 12th, 2023

SBC presidential candidate Mike Stone to visit Louisiana

May 11th, 2023

Frightening violence against tribal Christians in northeast India, 44 churches burned

Truth, sexuality and gender

Mom talk (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Psalms inspiration (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

May 9th, 2023

SBC CP rises in April, trends down for FY 23

In small North Carolina town, Rev. Franklin Graham speaks to thousands of faithful: ‘God has a plan’

Chris Pratt talks leaning on Jesus when critics attack his faith: ‘2000 years ago they hated Him, too

May 8th, 2023

Christians among over 50 killed, 23,000 fleeing ethnic violence in northeast India

Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law

STUDY: 55 percent of ‘pro-choice’ men hurt so badly they want help after an abortion

May 6th, 2023

LCU grads urged to impact world through Christ

LCU approved for new nursing degree programs

May 5th, 2023

LBC EB updated on CP, entities

Baptist Community Ministries to highlight faith-based impact of National Nurses Week

May 4th, 2023

LBC Executive Board highlights evangelism, Louisiana Send Network

May 3rd, 2023

‘The Chosen’ series to be streamed to 300+ prisons

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signs bill banning transgender treatments for minors

Christian alternative to Boy Scouts gets 1,000th troop

Nordstrom shuts down both stores in crime-ridden San Francisco

Avoid the tree? (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

All downhill from here (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Chance of a lifetime (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

May 2nd, 2023

SBC EC trustees vote down Wellman as president, CEO

May 1st, 2023

SBC EC trustees reject Jared Wellman’s nomination

LBC pastors part ways with revival

April 30th, 2023

Remember the Titans

April 29th, 2023

SBC EC presidential search: So much for restoring credibility

April 28th, 2023

BESE president addresses LCU education students

Hi Eve (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Interactive worship (Cartoon: Fletch)

Son of Nun (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

April 26th, 2023

Family Church reports theft of trailer

Stone to be nominated for 2023 SBC president

Ashland Baptist Church to host Southern Plainsmen Quartet

April 25th, 2023

‘Lost’ 2nd-century Roman fort discovered in Scotland

55 Oklahoma congregations leave United Methodist Church

Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 73

Islamic terrorists kill 134 Christians in Nigeria

NOLA high school senior smashes previous record for most scholarship money in US history

April 24th, 2023

Mississippi governor signs eight pro-life bills into law

‘Bible App For Kids’ hits 100 million installs worldwide

House members honor April as Faith Month

REPORT: Russian military kidnapping Ukrainian kids for forced adoption, indoctrination

Thankful thoughts on the ministry of Charles Stanley

LBDR trains 234 for disaster response

Cowboy Church ropes in lost souls

Despite perils, Louisiana Baptists continue overseas ministry in Haiti

April 21st, 2023

Task Force drops pro-LGBT Guidepost Solutions

SBC EC reports continued downward CP trend

Charles Stanley enters Heaven at the age of 90

Judge dismisses lawsuit against SWBTS, Patterson

SWBTS trustees elect Dockery, president, and Hawkins, chancellor

Riding a soul-winning wave: 1,300 saved, hundreds discipled in Hammond

Louisiana Notables

April 20th, 2023

M-JAM to youth: Have Christ-filled joy

April 18th, 2023

Charles Stanley passes at 90

DATA: Automobile interest rates at highest level since 2008

DNA links excavated graves to today’s First Baptist congregation in Williamsburg

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin donates first quarter salary to prison ministry

Terrorists kill 33 Christians in Nigerian village

Worker safety concerns prompts Whole Foods to close San Francisco flagship store after one year

Ohio school district allows staff to be armed

NOBTS Serve Day yields salvations, touches lives

Don Wilton, Louisiana pastor join NOBTS faculty

April 17th, 2023

Sermon illustration (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Lord’s prayer question (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Grandfatherly wisdom (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

BARNA: 40 percent won’t attend church if it was solely online

SURVEY: Americans who read the Bible have ‘far more hope’ than those who don’t

Supreme Court showdown over Sabbath could change workplaces across US

Grand Canyon University sees enrollment triple in 10 years

Alabama community gathers for prayer following birthday party mass shooting

Hundreds of teens flood downtown Chicago, smash car windows

God is moving in our midst

Auntie Anne’s Pretzels founder shares twisted journey at Maggie Martin Marketplace Leadership Summit

April 14th, 2023

SURVEY: Majority opposes men on women’s sports teams

DeSantis signs bill to ban abortions (with exceptions) on babies with beating hearts

California bill would teach 7th graders how to have abortion

Minneapolis first to allow loudspeaker broadcast of five daily Muslim prayer calls

April 13th, 2023

Apologist explains evil’s existence at LCU’s C3 event

Mayflower Church finally lands on US soil: ‘we are all sojourners’

SURVEY: Under Biden, 58 percent of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

States act to curtail kids online

Legal U.S. abortions are down 5,000 per month since end of Roe

Biden unveils drastic car emissions rules to froce Americans to buy electric cars

April 11th, 2023

Texas judge blocks abortion pill sales nationwide

REPORT: Hostility against U.S. churches on the rise

STUDY: Americans working fewer hours

Drug crisis causes Whole Foods to exit San Francisco after just one year

Every scripture points to Jesus

LCU music alum Thomason receives national honor

April 10th, 2023

Not out of my mind (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

April 9th, 2023

Dream thoughts (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

April 7th, 2023

Resurrection thanks (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

April 6th, 2023

Grateful (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

In the corner (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

April 5th, 2023

LCU students to participate in Adopt-a-Street clean-up

Last shall be first (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

April 4th, 2023

Fish out of water (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

April 3rd, 2023

Promise, provision, protection (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

April 1st, 2023

Florida Baptists’ SBOM adopts resolution urging SBC not to hire pro-LGBT Guidepost Solutions to manage new sex abuse website

March 31st, 2023

Arkansas ‘catastrophic’ tornado moves through Little Rock area

March 30th, 2023

Christian apologist Frank Turek to speak April 10th at LCU

Clara Springs Camp celebrates 70 years of Kingdom impact

Revival challenges Big Creek churches to seek Christ

March 29th, 2023

LCU students present research at third annual C.S. Lewis Honors Forum

Dumb phones are on rise in the U.S. as Gen Z looks to limit screen time

GALLUP POLL: Biden approval at 40 percent

Sharing hope after loss is Rolling Fork pastor’s mission

Egg hunt surprise (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Grounded (Preacher’s Kids)

Flying lesson reality (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

March 28th, 2023

USA: Anti-Semitic incidents hit record high

ARKANSAS: Monument proposed to commemorate unborn lives lost to abortion

NIGERIA: Terrorists kill 27 Christians

MISSISSIPPI: Tornado survivors credit TV meteorologist’s on-air prayers

March 27th, 2023

Mississippi DR assesses tornado damage in hard-hit areas

NASHVILLE: Shooter kills 6 at Christian school

Journey Church celebrates 100 baptisms in 2022

SBC task force recommends pro-LGBT Guidepost Solutions for additional role

LCU launches Scholars Academy for stand-out high schoolers

NAMB hires pro-gay D.C. law firm for Mississippi trial

SBC EC releases CP trend report

‘Value of a soul’ ignites Gilbert revival, awakening

IMB: 1,200 missionary candidates in pipeline

James to nominate Barber for second term as SBC president

Dedicated FBC Longville serves in the storm

Luter to nominate Adkins for SBC first vice president

March 25th, 2023

Tornadoes tear through Mississippi killing at least 23 and leaving 100-mile destruction path

March 24th, 2023

Letlow’s Parents Bill of Rights Passes the House

Dr. Maggie Martin Marketplace Leadership Summit to be held April 13

LBC offers sexual abuse prevention resources

He has risen: Easter’s offering of hope is not an empty promise

Louisiana Notables

March 23rd, 2023

RA Congress to embark on ‘Quest for truth’

Homeschool Preview Day to be held March 28

LCU announces spring 2023 Commencement speaker

March 22nd, 2023

Amazon has rolled out contactless tech to 200 locations

Uganda passes anti-gay bill with death penalty for some

Supreme Court: Minors do not have constitutional ‘right’ to abortion

Cracker Barrel closing all Portland-area restaurants

NOLA mayor recall effort falls short

March 21st, 2023

Former SBC President Johnny Hunt sues SBC

Persian Gulf: Archeologists discover ‘oldest pearling town’

REPORT: Finland happiest country (sixth time in a row)

Pregnancy center attacked, again, FBI continues to ignores firebombing complaint

Violence prompts Miami Beach to consider cancelling spring break

San Francisco activist: City is ‘epicenter’ of ‘cartel-fueled’ drug crisis