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January 25th, 2024

OHIO: Pastor, two sons he tried to save die holding hands in house fire
CALIFORNIA: In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to wave of car break-ins, robberies
Gary Graham’s Daughter: ‘He loved the Lord with every bit of his heart. He couldn’t wait to meet Jesus’

January 24th, 2024

LA Times slashes more than 20 percent of newsroom staff as it confronts ‘financial crisis’
Former pop star shares abortion regret: ‘I have a Grammy but none of it will bring my children back’
POLL: 80 percent of American voters support Israel; 20 percent support Hamas
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
Hulk Hogan thanks God after saving teen from overturned car
Joe Biden thumbs nose at Catholic Church in election year
Pineville High’s Debate Tournament hosted by LCU
LCU benefactor Young leaves behind a legacy of faith, devotion to family

January 22nd, 2024

Texans’ CJ Stroud on his faith after playoff loss: ‘It’s what I lean on through thick and thin’
Time-lapse videos show impressive turnout for 2024 March for Life
Mike Johnson says he was unplanned pregnancy, urges March for Life attendees to ‘be encouraged’

January 19th, 2024

2023 home sales lowest in almost 30 years
US Catholic Bishops warn of threats to religious freedom
Cassidy receives A+ rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America

January 18th, 2024

Kennedy receives “A+” rating for championing pro-life values
NBC cuts out Houston Texans’ CJ Stroud’s praise of Jesus
POLL: Most young voters want limits on abortion
New cancer cases projected to hit record high in 2024
NFL Peacock experiment leads to least-viewed game of NFL ‘Wild Card’ weekend
PAKISTAN: Assault on Christian mother goes unprosecuted
NEW YORK: Anti-Israel protesters target NYC cancer hospital for ‘complicity in genocide’
15th NOBTS Defend apologetics conference draws record crowd, honors retiring Robert Stewart

January 17th, 2024

LCU’s Tinsley thankful for how Lord has guided her path
Landry’s Executive Order addresses illegal immigration in Louisiana
Archaeologists excavate ancient temple of Artemis in Greece
California church preschool won’t be barred from gov’t food program
Tesla drivers stranded amid charging struggles in frigid cold
CHINA: Economic growth slows to three-decade low (excluding pandemic)
World Watch List 2024 reveals rise in persecution of Christians
Stories of faithfulness highlight WMU board meeting
ABOUT ELECTIONS: Our political engagement should glorify God
Hulk Hogan, 70, gets baptized: ‘Total surrender and dedication to Jesus’

January 16th, 2024

LCU to remain closed through Wednesday
After fire, New Friendship rises from the ashes
New LBF service helps individuals invest, advance the Kingdom
Louisiana Baptist DR teams activated to serve homeless in Lake Charles
CEC to challenge college students to share the Gospel

January 15th, 2024

LCU to be closed Tuesday due to expected icy weather
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

January 12th, 2024

FBC Zachary commissions teens to reach classmates for Christ
Hobby Lobby donates building to New Orleans congregation
Five ‘Life Marches’ scheduled in 2024
Louisiana Notables

January 11th, 2024

Wealthiest 10 percent now own 93 percent of stock market
Consumer inflation jumps higher than expected to 3.4 percent

January 10th, 2024

Unpreached Gospel (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Heavenly thoughts (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Mission trip thought (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
CUBA: Inflation worsens as fuel prices soar 500 percent
STUDY: Nearly zero extremism among active duty troops
Louisiana’s Fountain among WMU state presidents recognized
RAND report: Fewer extremists among veterans than in the general public

January 9th, 2024

iPhone survives 16,000-ft.-fall from Alaska Airlines flight
Faith-filled RBs Corum, Edwards power Michigan to national title
Arkansas AG rejects second proposed amendment to make abortion constitutional right
Florida may pass laws to protect kids from online porn, social media
Millions of viewers tune in to watch Georgia pastor restore ‘dead things’
TENNESSEE: 10-year-old raises $28,000 to build 4 churches in Haiti

January 8th, 2024

Landry calls for unity, addresses key issues

January 5th, 2024

Israeli researchers use Earth’s magnetic field to verify book of Kings
Arkansas Air National Guard commander resigns to protest Biden’s abortion travel policy
Driverless truck companies to ditch ‘human copilots’ in 2024
MEXICO: Speaker Johnson describes trafficking, terrorism and trauma at border

January 4th, 2024

FIRST PERSON: The Louisiana Baptist Mission Builders story
FIRST PERSON: Ayann Hirsi Ali finds Christianity

January 3rd, 2024

Beloved Alabama evangelist Junior Hill – ‘one of the greatest harvesters’ today – dies Jan. 3
WORLDWIDE: Abortion leading cause of death in 2023, killing 73 million
TEXAS: Courts rule state can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance
MASSACHUSETTS: Harvard’s former president keeps nearly $900K annual salary
US national debt tops $34T for first time in history
STUDY: 3.4 percent of journalists identify as Republican
STUDY: Vegan meals not healthier than meat options
FLORIDA: Church of Scientology accused of mafia-inspired activity
IRAN: At least 103 killed, 141 wounded in blasts at ceremony honoring slain general

January 2nd, 2024

Prayed up (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Happy pastor’s wife (Cartoon: Fletch)
Pack your patience (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Holiday retail sales grow 3.1 percent
Retired NFL player working to end fatherlessness crisis
NIGERIA: Terrorists kills two Christians
Americans canceling more of their streaming services
JAPAN: 379 passengers survive after plane explodes

January 1st, 2024

Grand Canyon University (SBC school) rejects Biden adminstration’s ‘meritless’ lawsuits

December 30th, 2023

Will Graham: Truly wise men
Will Graham: Herod & Jerusalem
United Kingdom advises its schools to support parental rights
UN expert cites ‘detrimental effects’ from Biden’s Title IX proposal to allow men on women’s sports teams
‘Bible Memory Man’ shares tips for memorizing the Word
Beer drinking (and alcohol consumption overall) dropped to lowest level in a generation

December 27th, 2023

Radical Evangelism

December 23rd, 2023

Will Graham: About the Shepherds
CDC: ‘faith’ is biggest reason teen girls don’t have sex
TRUMP: ‘I’ll end the war on Christians’
Coronado, California library (in a major military community) bans Christmas-themed story time, permits Gay pride celebration
Capitol police commander: ‘January 6 was not an insurrection’
POLL: 1 in 5 mail-in voters committed fraud in 2020
Transgender activist charged with raping two underage boys

December 21st, 2023

Hawaii residents continue to recover from fire, find hope during Christmas season
Christmas in the Delta’ sees 92 students reach communities for Christ
Don’t let Satan spoil your Christmas

December 20th, 2023

Every Scripture Points to Jesus
Dew to NOBTS graduates: Speak the Gospel ‘with clarity and strength’

December 18th, 2023

Will Graham: Reflections on Mary

December 14th, 2023

Turkish MP dies after having heart attack during ‘wrath of Allah’ tirade
Alabama Baptist Church hosting revival Jan. 28-31
CENLA Pregnancy Center celebrates sixth year of saving lives

December 13th, 2023

Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US (autopilot system)
Surge in fake AI-generated photos is eroding public trust in information online
Seattle student failed quiz for answering that men can’t get pregnant
‘After School Satan Club’ coming to Memphis elementary school
Satanic display in Iowa State Capitol stirs debate among GOP lawmakers
MEMPHIS: Cancer has spread to former SBC president’s lungs
HAWAII: Residents continue to recover from fire, find hope during Christmas season
Baptism to Discipleship

December 12th, 2023

Summer Grove retires $12 million mortgage
College students, young adults fuel FBC Lafayette’s growth

December 11th, 2023

DR efforts continue following Tennessee weekend tornadoes
Jimmy Dukes, NOBTS visionary and friend, remembered with affection
BCM promotes Christy Ross to chief operating officer
Slidell DR team activated to serve in Hawaii
LCU graduate students among best in marketplace simulation
Morgan to retire after 15 years of ministry to LBC pastors
YEC 2023: Shine your light for Jesus Christ!
Hancock reflects on 20 years of service with LBCHFM

December 10th, 2023

Six dead after tornado rips through Tennessee

December 8th, 2023

Joseph loved a son who was not his own
2024 ECON: ‘To the ends of the earth’

December 7th, 2023

Louisiana Notables
Bengals player a ‘class act’ for kneeling to pray for injured Trevor Lawrence

December 6th, 2023

‘Active shooter’ at UNLV with ‘multiple victims;’ suspect dead
Empowered by the Spirit

December 5th, 2023

True sign (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Heavenly gift idea (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Sweet recipe idea (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
U.S. students’ math scores plunge
REPORT: 3,900 British women hospitalized after botched abortions in 2021
Oxford University Press names ‘rizz’ as its word of the year
NIGERIA: Fulani Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians

December 4th, 2023

PHILIPPINES: Four killed in church bombing, ISIS claims responsibility
UKRAINE: White House warns it is ‘out of money and nearly out of time’ to aid Ukraine
Man pleads guilty to firebombing Wisconsin pro-life office
POLL: Nearly 25 percent of Brits open to banning Bible if it includes ‘hate speech’
Animal shelters across U.S. are overflowing
LCU’s Luckett to speak at Southern Miss awards ceremony

November 30th, 2023

Bethel Baptist to ‘Let It Sneaux’ Dec. 1
FBC Longville Celebration Sunday set for Dec. 3
Dry Creek hosting Chrstian Wrestling Federation event