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January 8th, 2025

Vietnam to reward traffic offender snitches

STUDY: Drinking coffee only in the morning lowers risk of death from any cause

Vegas bomber used AI to plan Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel

CALIFORNIA: Palisades fire in Los Angeles destroys 1,000 structures; no containment

January 7th, 2025

Pro-life advocate arrested for preaching Gospel outside abortion facility

NYC now most expensive US city to drive into

KENYA: Three members of family burned to death after accepting Christ

Speaker Johnson talks raising debt limit, tackling Trump’s legislative priorities

CHINA: Strong earthquake kills at least 126 people near Mount Everest

Uber, Lyft to roll out robotaxis this year

Meta ends fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram in free-speech pitch

January 6th, 2025

Mike Johnson reelected House Speaker

January 3rd, 2025

New Orleans pastors prayer walk site of terrorist attack

Former security guard arrested following evacuation at Lafayette mall

January 2nd, 2025

LBC president, executive director issue prayer call for Jan. 5

REPORT: Abortion pill reversal has saved 6,000 babies from abortion

PEW REPORT: Baptists make up largest category of Protestants in new Congress

Possible city walls of Xia Dynasty capital unearthed in China

LAS VEGAS: Cybertruck explosion at Trump Hotel linked to fireworks load

NEW YORK: At least 10 wounded in mass shooting outside Queens nightclub

Bothersome thought (Cartoon: Fletch)

Business meeting harmony (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Pastor’s request (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Louisiana AG says prosecutors will ‘seek the death penalty’ for terror attack suspects

YOUNG: In defense of Speaker Mike Johnson

January 1st, 2025

Public safety a top priority amid ongoing New Orleans terror attack investigation

Louisiana Baptist leaders following terrorist attack: pray for New Orleans

NOPD: At least 10 dead after vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon Street

December 29th, 2024

Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, dead at 100

Plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

Tornadoes leave 2 dead in Texas, Mississippi as severe weather outbreak rattles Gulf Coast

December 27th, 2024

Homelessness hit record high this year amid affordable housing shortage

Texas leads nation in population growth

Tornadoes hit Texas, Louisiana as multi-day severe weather event rattles Gulf Coast

December 19th, 2024

LCU narrows pool of presidential candidates

December 17th, 2024

Dow falls more than 200 points as index poised for first 9-day losing streak since the ’70s

40-50 vehicles involved in multiple crashes on Causeway Bridge

December 16th, 2024

Wisconsin Christian school shooting leaves 4 dead, 5 injured

Haitian congregation reaching New Orleans for Jesus

December 15th, 2024

Drive-by prayer ministry a soul-winning mission

December 13th, 2024

Masters to retire after 33 years of LSU ministry

Louisiana Baptists bring gift of Jesus to Belarusians

Louisiana Notables

December 12th, 2024

Bill Belichick reaches 5-year deal to coach North Carolina

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Christmas gag gift (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Choose Jesus (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Built on a rock (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

December 11th, 2024

Poll: Only two in 10 Americans approve of Hunter Biden’s pardon

Floyd Mayweather attacked by vicious mob in London over support for Israel

How to have a blessed Christmas

Inflation rate accelerates to 2.7 percent

December 10th, 2024

Judge blocks Albertsons-Kroger $25 billion supermarket merger

NOBTS holds 10th anniversary celebration for Museum of the Bible and Archaeology

Pro-life pregnancy centers help pregnant moms devastated by Hurricane Helene

Air passenger numbers to top five billion in 2025: IATA

UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect has outburst outside Pennsylvania courthouse

Burrow’s home ‘broken into’ while he led team to last-second victory in latest NFL ‘burglary’

Canada adds 324 firearms to ban on ‘assault-style firearms’

‘Volatile’ situation: 10 ways to pray for Syria

December 9th, 2024

Surge of prayers for ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson after diagnosis

Daniel Penny found not guilty in NYC subway chokehold case

Christians prohibited from choir practice at site in Indonesia

Proposed $20-trillion tunnel could link New York and London

Mets’ Soto signs largest deal in professional sports history

Colleges dismantle DEI

December 4th, 2024

Chilling video shows gunman executing Brian Thompson at close range as UnitedHealthcare CEO stumbles away in NYC

Alabama church loses worship center, Sunday School space to fire

December 2nd, 2024

Deep talk (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Prayer efforts (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Daily visits (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

CDC report: Abortions fell by 3 percent in 2022

Anatolia’s gladiators: Ancient stelae offer new insights into their complex lives

Give thanks for your future

Bible sales boom amid ‘anxiety’

School Cancels Handel’s Messiah’ performance amid backlash over Christian music

Muslim family members kill recent convert to Christianity

Biden pardons son Hunter Biden ahead of exit from Oval Office

November 27th, 2024

YEC 2024: 501 students made decisions for Christ

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’