Archive

June 14th, 2024

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

Click here to download the Sanctity of Preborn Life Month banner for websites and emails.

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)

Early morning priorities (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Stop looking for a perfect life, start looking for a perfect Savior

April 22nd, 2024

WMU Missions Celebration brings ‘Joy’ to Indy

LCU recognizes Dean’s, President’s List recipients

LCU recognizes outstanding students at Honors Convocation

STUDY: Women who choose supportive birth services over abortion benefit in tragic fetal anomaly cases

HAITI: Warlord ‘Barbecue’ orders gangs to ‘burn every house you find’

CONNECTICUT: Police storm Yale University’s campus with riot gear, arrest students as hundreds stage anti-Israel protest

Beech Springs Baptist transformed through prayer, soul winning

Rescue Church restores hope in Bawcomville

April 19th, 2024

TENNESSEE: Christian vocalist Mandisa passes

More young men, fathers race to RA Congress

Cypress Baptist dedicates sports facility to Christ

NAMB claims its partnership agreement establishes an ‘ecclesiastical’ governance

Louisiana Notables

April 17th, 2024

Church attendance slump caused mental health crisis, Harvard professor suggests

April 16th, 2024

Disaster relief efforts show cooperative spirit among Louisiana Baptists

Roman road discovered in southern France

Archaeologists uncover ancient city in Kingdom of Tonga

EEOC: Employers must accommodate abortions, birth control

Bay Area Christians fight city over ‘hostile and targeted’ cross removal

April 15th, 2024

Louisiana Christian hosts National Science Olympiad state finals

LCU holds 4th Annual C.S. Lewis Honors Forum

LCU to hold musical revue of favorite Broadway tunes

ISRAEL: US destroys more than 80 Iranian missiles, drones

For Masters champion Scheffler, faith and family remain at top of his leaderboard

KENYA: Young Christian woman killed by Muslim family member

Tesla lays off ‘more than 10 percent’ of its global workforce

GALLUP: Americans sleeping less, more stressed

April 12th, 2024

Colyell Baptist Hosting Springfest 2024, April 27

Brian Free & Assurance will be in concert at Eastwood Baptist Church, April 21

They do have an Amen Corner after all!

Castaways rescued from deserted island after spelling ‘HELP’ with palm branches

COLOMBIA: Bogota starts rationing water for 9 million people

April 11th, 2024

LCU to host Senior Hymnfest 2024

LCU student awarded Phi Alpha Theta’s Hanger Prize

LCU awarded Delta Workforce Grant for nursing technology

European Parliament votes to make abortion a fundamental right

UKRAINE: Seminary president shares amid ‘darkness … we see a glimmer of light’

KENYA: Christian slain, mother and daughter burned for their faith

STUDY: Credit-card delinquency rates worst on record

Volkswagen electric car sales plunge as Europe returns to petrol

Hidden costs of homeownership skyrocketing

April 10th, 2024

Potential tornadoes, heavy rainfall, high winds plummet parts of state

April 9th, 2024

LCU to close April 10 due to expected stormy weather

Arizona Supreme Court rules state can enforce abortion ban

FLORIDA: Miami pastor murdered on church property, suspect arrested

Six-month federal budget deficit: $1.1 trillion

April 8th, 2024

Drone attendance (Cartoon: Fletch)

Prodigal thought (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Early church decision (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

PAKISTAN: Arson suspected in church fire

Premature baby born size of Coke can beats odds, celebrates first birthday

MICHIGAN: Anti-Israel activists chant ‘death to America’

ISRAEL: Hostage murdered by terrorists in Gaza, officials say

April 5th, 2024

Currence to be renominated as SBC registration secretary

April 2nd, 2024

LSU women’s basketball team misses national anthem, Gov. Landry calls for policy change

March 30th, 2024

Biden perverts Easter 2024, celebrates March 31 as ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’

Change allows SBC messengers to submit resolutions earlier

March 28th, 2024

World Hunger Offering gift helps meet physical, spiritual needs

‘Superman killed God’ topic of LCU’s final C3 for spring

March 27th, 2024

Maryland-Delaware Baptists ready to respond after Baltimore bridge collapses