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October 30th, 2025

Toys ‘R’ Us is returning with 28 new stores opening nationwide
House conservatives to lead prayer for end to political violence, government shutdown
Office talk (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Ancient Assyrian inscription unearthed in Jerusalem describes real events behind Bible story

October 29th, 2025

Hundreds respond to Gospel during Mississippi GO TELL crusade
LCU announces Operation Christmas Child shoebox drive
LCU Convergence Media Department unveils new podcast studio
“Spiritual movement”: Inside Vanderbilt athletics’ public embrace of Come As You Are event

October 28th, 2025

Federal judge strikes down controversial HHS rule redefining sex discrimination to include ‘gender identity’
Amazon to announce largest layoffs in company history, source says
World’s largest dream database could unlock mysteries of the sleeping brain
Biblical Statcast (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Sold out (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Messengers to take up resolutions at annual meeting

October 27th, 2025

Charlie Kirk inspires Gen Z to trade parties for prayer as college frats spark faith revival, expert says
Finding faith (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week fast approaching
Pastors Conference: Hope and encouragement

October 26th, 2025

‘Here for You’ campaign sees fruit from seeds
Children & family champion Hancock to retire from LBCHFM
New believer at 85: ‘It’s never too late!’

October 25th, 2025

EVANGELISM 101 (Part 10): Top 10 Evangelism Mistakes

October 24th, 2025

YOUNG: Greetings From Turkey Creek!
Poll: Cost-of-living worries haunt Americans ahead of midterms
2025 LBC: Messengers will be urged to ‘Connect’
Louisiana Notables

October 23rd, 2025

Hackler to be LBC 1VP nominee
Treme to be LBC 2VP nominee
Louisiana pastor headed to Alaska as next executive director
Rare First Temple-era Assyrian inscription found in Jerusalem confirms connection with ancient Judah
Committee meeting debate (Cartoon: Fletch)

October 22nd, 2025

President Trump nominates Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Will Crain for federal bench
Growing share of U.S. adults say religion is gaining influence in American life
Devotional talk (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

October 21st, 2025

Breakthrough blood test could spot dozens of cancers before symptoms appear
Miami making Robocop real with self-driving, drone-launching cop car
Russian bombardment plunges hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into blackout
Inside Amazon’s plans to replace workers with robots
A good thing (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

October 20th, 2025

Morris H. Chapman, former EC president, dies
Bible sales surge after Charlie Kirk assassination
Broussard crowned Homecoming queen
Secret Service finds tree stand with clear view of Trump’s Palm Beach Air Force One exit
The answer (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
God’s love will never be shaken
Mel Gibson begins filming ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’
Church’s fruitful trips to Cuba result in 632 salvations
Faith on the field: 11 NC high school football players baptized after recent practice

October 19th, 2025

Chiefs’ Hollywood Brown, Lions’ Terrion Arnold, Jaguars’ Travis Hunter among recent NFL baptisms

October 18th, 2025

Liberty Counsel seeks justice for Louisiana Baptist pastor illegally fired because of Baton Rouge library pronoun policy

October 17th, 2025

FBI arrests alleged pro Hamas Oct. 7 attacker living in Lafayette
‘We need to pray’: expert warns of China’s escalating crackdown on Christians

October 16th, 2025

First Lady helps to reunite eight children with their families amid Ukraine war
California Gov. Newsom signs law requiring student IDs to include hotline for far-left Trevor Project
Survey: Gender madness ‘non-binary’ was just fad pushed by radical activists
Pro-Hamas hackers hijack airport loudspeakers across North America
U.S. Special Operations helicopters near Venezuela expand Caribbean mission
Church news (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Hackers jam busy San Francisco street with 50 self-driving cabs
Tennessee Baptist DR responds after deadly explosion

October 15th, 2025

JENSEN YOUNG: Bullet holes speak. Very loudly, as it turns out
This Bible (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
LCU to hold ribbon cutting for court honoring former basketball coach Rushing

October 14th, 2025

LCU takes top speaker at MSU inaugural debate tournament

October 13th, 2025

Living Israeli hostages released after peace deal signed
LSU BCM building damaged in on-campus shooting
Louisiana Christian to hold Fall Preview Day
EPA investigating if abortion pills are polluting America’s drinking water
Trump calls hostage release ‘very exciting time’ for Israel and Middle East
Train up a child (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

October 10th, 2025

Choice of hymns (Cartoon: Fletch)

October 9th, 2025

Speaker Johnson calls Israeli / Hamas peace deal ‘a truly historic achievement’
Kidnapped pastor in Nigeria slain after ransom payment
Russia severely damages Ukrainian gas networks ahead of winter
Authorities: Florida man ‘maliciously’ started Palisades fire, then tried to cover his tracks

October 8th, 2025

NCAA approves legal sports betting by players, coaches
LCU to host Alumni Art Showcase
Study: Thousands of churches expected to close in UK over next 5 years
Three shipwrecks from biblical times uncovered off the coast of Israel
Man arrested at DC church hosting ‘Red Mass’ had 200 homemade explosives
Age talk (Preacher’s Kids)

October 7th, 2025

Louisiana Christian Homecoming Week festivities set for Oct. 13-18
Christian acquitted in landmark case in India
Home WiFi will soon be able to monitor heart rates
Gold reached $4,000 an ounce for the first time ever

October 6th, 2025

Thank you Jesus (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
I know (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Long lost treasure chest worth $1 million found off Florida
Blizzard traps nearly 1,000 hikers on slopes of Mount Everest
Don’t be afraid to pray for yourself

October 4th, 2025

Barna study: Gen Z men returning to church in surprising numbers in faith resurgence

October 3rd, 2025

BREAKING: Hamas to free all hostages after President Trump set Sunday, or else, ultimatum
CENLA gathers to pray for schools, community

October 2nd, 2025

Miss LC 1966 comes home to serve as pageant judge
Three Louisiana cities named among the 12 most humid places in America
Hundreds saved, baptized as 8,000 students seek Jesus at University of Tennessee
Two million students expected to participate in Bring Your Bible to School Day

October 1st, 2025

LCU President Mark Johnson offers encouragement amid school social media threats
Truett Mcconnell University parts ways with President Emir Caner
LCU becomes first university in state to accept SAT, ACT test alternative as TOPS qualifier
CenLA Hymn Sing scheduled for Oct. 26

September 30th, 2025

Nursey advice (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Last pastor forced out of war-torn Sudanese city

September 29th, 2025

Barna study: Ministry roles magnify family pressures
New Israeli technology lets archaeologists see underground without digging
Dig unveils 2,000 years of English city’s history
Hunger, homelessness on the rise in Cuba
MoneyWatch As AI threatens white-collar work, more young Americans choose blue-collar careers
Wisdom talk (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

September 28th, 2025

Police: One person dead, nine injured in shooting at Michigan church
Vandal attempts to destroy crosses inside Bedico Baptist worship center

September 26th, 2025

Southern Baptist pastor and Calvinist leader Voddie Baucham Jr. dies at 56
Science Daily: ‘Tylenol in pregnancy linked to higher autism risk, Harvard scientists report’

September 25th, 2025

Long haul: DR volunteers still at work in East Tennessee
Six Louisianans among 54 commissioned by IMB
LSU BCM: 16 salvations during ‘welcome week’
More robots working in China than rest of world combined
U.S. fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska
Sermon feedback (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
At Survivor Camp, 17 find sufficiency in Christ

September 24th, 2025

UPDATE: La. Baptist women offer 1,000 giftboxes, God’s love to female prisoners
Geaux25: Calling out ‘the called’ for Kingdom impact
Mets announcers criticize Cubs player Matt Shaw for leaving team to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral
Multiple fatalities after sniper opened fire on migrants at Dallas ICE detention facility
Bear hug (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

September 23rd, 2025

Russell Wilson opens up on Giants’ team Bible studies as fellow Christian Jaxson Dart takes over QB duties
LCU to kick off Walktober on Oct. 1
Theatre Louisiana Christian presents ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
Louisiana ties for third as ‘most religious’ among states
Point of Life celebrates debt retirement

September 22nd, 2025

Faith, rodeo and community combine at this Louisiana Cowboy Church
Study: Women more likely to have grief than relief after abortion
Australia joins UK and Canada in formally recognizing Palestinian state
Not all will sleep (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Study: Using AI increases unethical behavior
Pharaoh’s bracelet stolen and melted down for gold
Trump officials preach Gospel, praise God at Charlie Kirk memorial service
Erika Kirk forgives her husband’s killer: ‘It’s what Christ did, what Charlie would do’
LBF holds its first ChurchBiz Conferences

September 19th, 2025

EVANGELISM 101 (Part 9): Trusting God when trauma is revealed
Louisiana Notables
GBO advances the Gospel through ESL ministry
Record crowd shines at annual Champions Camp

September 18th, 2025

‘Changed for eternity’: 1,000+ choose Christ at massive FaithFest 2025 gathering
Danny Rumple named executive director of WVCSB
Strikes and protests roil France, pitting the streets against Macron and his new prime minister
Sickening sex dolls that look like kids advertised for sale on Facebook
As U.S. jobs disappear, the Federal Reserve returns to rate cuts
Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments

September 17th, 2025

YOUNG: Thoughts and prayers in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder (with Jefferson Baptist video)