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July 11th, 2024

Johnson backs SAVE Act to end non-citizens voting in US elections

July 9th, 2024

With God, there is hope for our nation

Beryl leaves behind destruction across Louisiana, Texas

July 8th, 2024

Beulah Baptist heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Beryl

ILLINOIS: 17 killed in Chicago holiday shootings

Out of ideas (Cartoon: Fletch)

Moses’ personal trainer (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

No kidding (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

PAKISTAN: Christian sentenced to death under blasphemy law

REPORT: Seniors dominate US economy, 70 percent of wealth

GALLUP POLL: Americans show heightened concern about antisemitism

UKRAINE: Russian missiles hit children’s hospital in Kyiv as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy vows retaliation

July 2nd, 2024

CUBA: China expands spy sites to spy on US

NIGERIA: Eight Christians killed in village attack

SURVEY: $186,000 needed just to live comfortably

Student loan borrowers owe $1.6 trillion; half are not paying

AI begins ushering in age of killer robots

Small church talk (Cartoon: Fletch)

Admiration (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Legacy passed down (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Extravagant love

July 1st, 2024

Supreme Court affirms absolute immunity for official acts in Trump case

Texas Supreme Court sides with Christian judge who will not officiate same-sex weddings

Putin to send Russian children to North Korean summer camps

AAA: Nearly 71 million expected to travel over July 4 weekend

June 28th, 2024

Pro-life nurses group ‘will not comply’ with Delware’s assisted suicide bill

LAOS: Pastor, five other Christians arrested at prayer meeting

June 27th, 2024

GALLUP: Republican support for same-sex marriage drops almost 10 percent in two years

STUDY: Half of EV owners want to switch back to gas vehicles

Bank of America: Housing market ‘stuck’ until at least 2026

ENGLAND: ‘Record’ number sleeping on streets of London

Walgreens plans major US store closures

POLL: 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality

June 26th, 2024

DHS identifies 400 migrants smuggled into US by ISIS-affiliated network

June 25th, 2024

Pro-life song ‘I Was Gonna Be’ reaches fifth on iTunes’ most-listened-to country songs in the world

TEXAS: SWBTS accreditation warning continues for another 12 months

TENNESSEE: Fire wipes out church but not hope

Cake artist Jack Phillips undergoes third court case in 12 years defending religious freedom

June 24th, 2024

Baptist lawmaker restores Ten Commandments to Louisiana’s classrooms

San Francisco McDonald’s shutters after 30 years in latest casualty of $20 minimum wage

Planned Parenthood making $40 million election push on abortion

Praise band (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Cup of need (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Jonah project (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Pro-family group: Pandora’s Box’ of polyamory, child marriages possible under proposed California amendment

How Mike and Kelly Johnson keep family first

REPORT: Attacks on Christians in Israel surged in 2023

RUSSIA: Gunmen kill 15 police officers, several civilians including priest

June 21st, 2024

Louisiana’s Nix honored as minister’s wife with the Willie Turner Dawson Award

June 19th, 2024

First Bossier to host Generate Conference in 2025

NIGERIA: Islamic extremists kills three Christians

‘Star Wars’ spinoff pushing LGBT ideology panned by viewers, loved by critics

AAA survey: Interest in EVs on decline

Congressional Budget Office: Debt on pace to top $56 trillion in 10 years

June 18th, 2024

Italian PM stops G7 from promoting abortion, LGBT agenda

Biden executive action to protect 500,000 illegal immigrants from deportation

June 17th, 2024

Baptisms mark launch of FBC Moss Bluff’s second campus

SBC EC declines transparency motions

June 14th, 2024

Messengers approve four recommendations on how to deal with churches’ ‘friendly cooperation’

4,000-year-old ‘palace’ with maze-like walls found on Crete

Gallup poll: Support for “pro-choice” position on abortion drops 3 percent

Seminary rule (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Let my people go (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

SCOTUS rejects challenge to FDA’s abortion pill deregulation

Study: Most people will grow out of transgenderism within 5 years

Pew survey: 72% of U.S. high school teachers say cellphone distraction is major problem in classroom

Israeli archaeologists find 400,000-year-old stone tools made of flint

Alabama native Ingram retiring to Mississippi after 16 years of Louisiana ministry

Louisiana Notables

Quitman Baptist RA wins national Pinewood Derby at SBC

FBC Baton Rouge to celebrate 150th anniversary

SBC HIGHLIGHTS: Southern Baptists conduct business, enjoy fellowship, share the Gospel

Crossover yields 185 decisions for Christ

Louisiana Baptist Convention baptisms soar 31 percent

June 10th, 2024

‘Crescent City Worship’ releases live worship album

June 7th, 2024

Conversations with 2024 SBC presidential candidates

June 6th, 2024

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Louisiana Christian seeking next president of the university

June 4th, 2024

POLL: Majority of middle class say they struggle financially

May 30th, 2024

Protect women’s sports from transgender ‘inclusion’

June is ‘Sanctity of Preborn Life Month’ in Louisiana!

May 28th, 2024

The road not traveled: an urgent plea for a brighter future

PEW: Public’s positive economic ratings slip; inflation still widely viewed as major problem

GALLUP: More Republicans, fewer Democrats identify as working class and lower class

NFL officials walk back criticism as Christians come to Butker’s defense

HAITI: American missionaries killed by gang ‘gave everything’ for the people there

SOMALIA: Christian covert wounded, loses family

PAKISTAN: Christian man in stable condition after mob attack

Faith that doesn’t give up

Second opinion (Cartoon: Fletch)

Patience (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Supporting cast (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

May 22nd, 2024

Send Network Louisiana prayer gatherings to kick off May 30

May 20th, 2024

Preacher of the Gospel: Billy Graham statue points to Christ in U.S. Capitol

Oklahoma pastor Brad Graves to be nominated for SBC first vice-president

Calvary middle school students keep missions local

May 17th, 2024

SBC 2024: Law Amendment biggest issue in ‘24

LBC EB highlights insurance crisis, evangelism growth

SBC 2024: President

Crawford ready for church planting movement

Louisiana Notables

May 16th, 2024

LBF reports 16-year high short-term fund rate

LCU graduates challenged to be light for Christ

My reflection on the ministry of Billy Graham

May 14th, 2024

Deadly storms cause damage, knock out power

May 13th, 2024

GHANA: 6,000 Liberian refugees displaced, 65 churches looted, destroyed

May 12th, 2024

Louisiana’s Cannabis Cabal!

May 10th, 2024

Would Jesus preach “Critical Theory” today?

May 9th, 2024

Pray and stand with Israel May 19

Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood abortion center closes

Medieval pottery workshop — with pieces still in the oven — found in France

House squashes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to oust Speaker Johnson

May 8th, 2024

STUDY: More than one-third of working Americans more uninspired than ever

TikTok sues to block US law demanding sale or ban

Boy Scouts rebrands as Scouting America, dropping gendered name

Archaeologists find valuable rare Roman-era item

May 6th, 2024

Mother’s Day list (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Revival excitement (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Prayer request (Cartoon: Fletch)

TENNESSEE: Hundreds of Gen Zers make decisions for Jesus at University of Tennessee

PENNSYLVANIA: Man arrested, accused of trying to shoot pastor during sermon

NRB, American Family Association sue FCC on gender requirements

How to be an influencer for God’s Kingdom

May 2nd, 2024

LCU art department brightens up Pineville’s Martin Library

Rapides Parish School District files federal lawsuit to overturn Title IX changes

Louisiana, Rapides Parish sue to stop Biden administration’s ‘radical’ Title IX revisions

May 1st, 2024

May we be a nation of prayer

Blanchard chainsaw team comforts community after storm

SPEAKER JOHNSON: Columbia protests ‘not protected free speech’

SUDAN: Muslim soldiers detain, torture Christians

GALLUP POLL: Immigration named top US problem for third straight month

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokeswoman

SURVEY: One in four Americans fear losing their job this year

April 30th, 2024

New ministry center to train fishers of men on Toledo Bend

National Day of Prayer set for Winnsboro

Louisianans prepare for National Day of Prayer

NEW YORK: Columbia students occupy university building as tensions rise on campuses

Learning from Simon Peter’s denial

April 25th, 2024

Greek professor connects with students in class and on course

McGee returns to LCU as development, alumni director

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban

REPORT: Costs of buying a home has hit an all-time high

Airlines must now pay automatic refunds for canceled flights

Flying car makes history with world’s first flight with passenger

INDIA: Pastor, brother attacked with swords while leading worship

California group launches ballot initiative to protect children from LGBT ideology

April 23rd, 2024

Google AI predicts rare ‘extreme weather events’

NEW YORK: Anti-Israel agitators hurl bottles at NYPD, form human chain amid arrests

Mom’s day off (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Working crosswords (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)