Archive

April 23rd, 2024

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

UPDATE: Louisiana Reach Haiti celebrates safe return of staff members

NFL quarterback shares faith, family and football with Cypress Baptist Church

March 26th, 2024

Colyell goes all-in on discipleship, experiences revival

High school students revived through Bible study

MARYLAND: Key Bridge collapses after being struck by cargo ship, two people rescued

March 25th, 2024

LBF trustees celebrate 80th anniversary

LBCHFM celebrates salvations, anniversary

March 24th, 2024

Can a president nurture national righteousness?

March 22nd, 2024

Jeff Iorg – a difference maker

Iorg makes about face on retirement plans, prepares to ‘lead on’ in new role

Embrace: Highlighting 125 years of WMU

Gift of life: Pastor grateful to God and kidney donor

Louisiana Notables

March 21st, 2024

Jeff Iorg elected next SBC Executive Committee president and CEO

March 20th, 2024

Journey Church invites community to hop into Easter with

Jeffreys named acting president of Louisiana Christian

More than 60 percent of US abortions in 2023 done by pill

STUDY: US no longer among top 20 happiest countries

First over-the-counter abortion pill now available on Amazon; Walmart and Walgreens to follow

KENYA: Christian slain for leading Muslims to faith in Jesus

UKRAINE: Baptists seek prayer, support

March 19th, 2024

Alsup Vocal Competition winners announced

March 18th, 2024

GALLUP POLL: Nearly 30 percent of Gen Z women identify as LGBT

While Earth enjoys eclipse, NASA probe ready to ‘touch the sun’

England banning puberty blockers for kids will ‘save lives,’ experts predict

New California law results in 400 abortions on campus

CUBA: Protesters take to streets as lights go out across island

Living in light of God’s truth, ‘our feelings are real, but not reliable’

Interesting notes about some of the faith-based schools who are part of ‘March Madness’

March 16th, 2024

Prayers issued for Louisiana Reach Haiti staff members trapped in Port-au-Prince

March 15th, 2024

LCU’s Mercer recognized by Louisiana Association of Business Educators

Sponsorships available for Dr. Maggie Martin Leadership Summit

Pastor admission (Cartoon: Fletch)

Jonah Project (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Choir reunion (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

FLORIDA: Officers, fleet deployed to halt potential Haitian influx

DC: White House claims borrowing $16 trillion over next decade is fiscally responsible

TikTok turns to creators to fight possible ban

Titanic replica plans resurrected – and it could set sail in 2027

Rural medieval moat and bridge found in England

March 14th, 2024

LCU freshman named Clarence & Rosa Fields’ Scholarship recipient

March 13th, 2024

Zigarelli addresses living out faith in the marketplace

March 12th, 2024

MEXICO: Missing Washington state woman found dead, tortured in cemetery

PAKISTAN: Christian girl kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam

Automakers sharing consumers’ driving behavior with insurance companies

Inflation picks up to 3.2 percent in unexpected turn higher

PEW SURVEY: Majority of teens feel happy, peaceful without smartphones

REPORT: Kids’ mental health costs rose by one-third in five years

March 11th, 2024

LCU hosts high schoolers interested in healthcare careers

Faculty focus on service learning for student engagement, community partnerships

Wrestling event coming to Louisiana Christian University March 14

Proliferating ‘news’ sites spew AI-generated fake stories

More Americans treating their 401(k)s like cash machines

STUDY: 47 percent of parents still financially support adult children

Experts warn of expanding warrantless surveillance of Americans

ISRAEL: Netanyahu says at least 13,000 ‘terrorists’ among Palestinians killed

HAITI: US military evacuates staff, adds security at embassy

Jesus said ‘no one will snatch them out of my hand’

March 10th, 2024

Former LC interim president, past LBC president Bud Traylor passes

March 8th, 2024

LCU President Rick Brewer announces retirement

Louisianans among special guests at State of Union address

March 6th, 2024

DOJ ends investigation without filing charges against SBC

March 4th, 2024

TEXAS: Tens of thousands of cattle perish in wildfire

HAITI: 4,000 inmates break out of prison

MEXICO: Cartel gunmen use land mines, drones to kill four soldiers

SAUDI ARABIA: Executions surge under reign of crown prince

Humanoid robots at Amazon provide glimpse of automated workplace

Skyrocketing costs driving cheeseburger prices up — and restaurant owners out

March 1st, 2024

KENNER: Illegal alien arrested for knifepoint rape of minor

LCU revival: 15 students accept Christ

Christianity Today’s left-wing politics revealed by staff’s donations to Democrats, 2015-2022

STUDY: Half of college grads are working jobs that don’t use their degrees

Jeff Iorg named SBC EC presidential candidate

Sermon thoughts (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Unexpected cancelled meeting (Cartoon: Fletch)

Bible choices (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

JAPAN: Fewest births, drops in marriage imperil country’s future

US: Millennials set to benefit from $90T transfer of wealth from elders in next 20 years

February 29th, 2024

Louisiana Christian University to host spring Career Fair

DC: White House to probe national security risks of Chinese ‘smart cars’

TEXAS: AG sues Pornhub for failing to verify age of users

Missouri House approves measure to defund Planned Parenthood abortion business

STUDY: Ultra-processed food linked to 32 harmful effects to health

February 28th, 2024

LCU welcomes Zigarelli as God in the Workplace speaker March 11

Theatre Louisiana Christian presents ‘Reckless’ by Craig Lucas

Bronze age settlement found in Switzerland

Lower automobile prices finally giving Americans a break

SURVEY: Spiritual renewal needed to heal fragmented US