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January 30th, 2026

Children’s Home names LCU’s Jeffreys as president/CEO
Pastor escapes injury, parsonage serverely damaged
US House Speaker, a Louisiana Baptist, gives ‘first of its kind’ address to UK Parliament
CCP-connected millionaire allegedly bankrolls Minneapolis agitator groups through dark money network
Barna study: Fewer pastors thinking of quitting ministry
Pastor assaulted in India felt police left him to die
CEC to equip collegians in apologetics
Lake Church brings freedom of Christ to community
Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020
Shut down (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

January 29th, 2026

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Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief teams activated for winter storm response
Trump admin finds California ban on notifying parents of gender transitions violated federal law
Concerns mount as Syrian forces threaten Christians, Kurds
Iran deploys terrifying army of 1,000 drones
Snow day (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
RAs saw growth in 2025

January 28th, 2026

PREVIEW (“Overflowing Peace”): Our Shepherd is the LORD Almighty
House Speaker Mike Johnson: God gives us a right to life
Florida introduces bill to combat mail-order abortion drug
Lone Anglican church in Moscow suspends worship services
All my heart (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Challenger disaster at 40: How a shuttle explosion changed NASA forever

January 27th, 2026

Baptist Message to go ‘digital only’ in 2027
LBC Disaster Relief teams to deploy
LCU welcomes new dean of Young School of Business

January 26th, 2026

LCU joins Louisiana Baptists on statewide Together Tour
Apologetics 101 (Part 1): Evidence proves the Word from the beginning
The sacred calling of foster care
Churches overcome ice storm via internet, other strategies

January 24th, 2026

2025: LBC baptisms continue 5-year upward trend
LCU to close due to expected winter weather conditions

January 23rd, 2026

ECON 2026 cancelled due to impending extreme winter conditions
Louisiana Notables
Churches assist Norwood Baptist WMU for Southeast Louisiana Pregnancy Center fundraiser

January 22nd, 2026

WMU’s board meeting underscores ‘meant for the mission’

January 21st, 2026

LCU to host first art show of spring semester
Jay Leno rejects Hollywood pressure to ‘get a girlfriend’ and stays devoted to wife with dementia
Education Dept. joins fraud fight after $1 billion college student aid scheme uncovered
Survey shows record American support for public faith sharing
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana cap 16-0 season with CFP national title: ‘All glory and thanks to God’
World’s best preacher (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

January 20th, 2026

THE BAPTIST REPORT: Q & A Explainer (policy implications of McRaney v. NAMB)
AAA: Gas prices nudge higher, remain lower than last year
Sometimes the hardest people to share the Gospel with are those closest to us
More than 8,000 US chain stores closed up shop in 2025
U.S. national debt climbing to record $39 trillion
Job change (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

January 19th, 2026

Worship and protests: Federal officials investigating protest at Minnesota church
FEDERALIST: SBC blew up its credibility to appease the #MeToo movement

January 15th, 2026

VIDEO: Louisiana’s Cassidy & Murrill speak against mail order abortion drugs
VIDEO: ERLC’s Hollingsworth at SCOTUS hearing to protect women’s sports
New report shows dangerous overseas abortion drugs are flooding America
Report: Half of world’s people face some level of religious persecutive
People paying $99 a month to talk to Tony Robbins chatbot
Come together moment (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

January 14th, 2026

Prayer guide now available for Sanctity of Life Sunday
Life Marches 2026: ‘Love them both’
TRANSCRIPT: US House Speaker, a Louisiana Baptist, urges SCOTUS to protect women’s sports
VIDEO: US House Speaker, a Louisiana Baptist, urges SCOTUS to protect women’s sports
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images

January 13th, 2026

AG Murrill indicts California doctor for trafficking illegal abortion pills in violation of Louisiana
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: America must rebuild the family, which means it must revive marriage.
ANALYSIS (BNG, Bullock): Inside NAMB’s deficit spiral and the retirees paying for it
Franklin Graham: ‘Join me in prayer this Wednesday’
Watchdog: Nearly 2,000 Christians killed, 3,000 abducted or assaulted in past 2 years
Prehistoric discoveries beneath a US lake found to be older than Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Fulani herdsmen kill 10 Christians in eastern Nigeria
McRaney appeals to SCOTUS in lawsuit against NAMB

January 12th, 2026

As good as it gets (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
God never forgets His children

January 10th, 2026

Judge backs Christian dad seeking to opt kid out of LGBT kindergarten lessons

January 9th, 2026

NC church begins new year with 74-hour public reading of entire Bible
Minister allowed to preach at Texas bus terminal once again after police handcuffed him
Report: Three teenagers among dozens killed during ongoing protests in Iran
Opening a branch (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

January 8th, 2026

ARTICLE: Broadmoor Baptist’s Pourciau will retire in 2026 after 27 years
VIDEO: Broadmoor’s Pourciau announces September 2026 retirement
Scammers target FBC Anacoco
Barna survey reveals spiritual impact of Charlie Kirk’s death
China ushers in the new year by ramping up Christian persecution
Colorado pays $6.1 million for trying to ban abortion pill reversal
Speaker Mike Johnson: “we’re not going to authorize taxpayer funding for abortion’

January 7th, 2026

Ravens’ Tyler Loop knows ‘God’s got my back’ after his missed FG keeps Baltimore out of playoffs
Scientists decode sleep patterns to forecast future health risks
US forces dramatically seize Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic
NOBTS celebrates 2025 as year of ‘great joy’

January 6th, 2026

China ramps up aggression toward Taiwan amid Maduro capture
Republican lawmaker’s death shaves GOP House margin to two votes
Texas, Florida again top U-Haul ‘Growth Index’
Drone strike on Christmas Day kills Christians in Sudan
Old pictures (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

January 5th, 2026

The leading causes of death for men and women in Louisiana differ; see the data
Thirteen Christ-following athletes to watch in 2026
Church singalong (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Fraud fallout forces Democratic Gov Tim Walz to abandon Minnesota re-election bid
Christian, is your light on?
Trans attacker damages VP Vance’s home,/center>

January 3rd, 2026

U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured and flown out of the country

January 2nd, 2026

‘Unexpected’ Roman-era discoveries unearthed in biblical city mentioned in Book of Revelation
Church attendance is up in America, young people leading the surge
Mom takes case against school that secretly socially transitioned her daughter to Supreme Court
God will do a new work in me
School days (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Spiritual influence (Cartoon: Fletch)
Don’t worry (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

December 27th, 2025

Faith begins at the dinner table, not the pew, new research suggests

December 25th, 2025

‘In the beginning… God’: NASA Christmas message still resonates six decades after Apollo 8

December 24th, 2025

Ben Sasse reveals terminal cancer, points to faith in Christ: ‘A real Deliverer’

December 23rd, 2025

Christian NFL players call for action against religious persecution in Nigeria: ‘The lives at stake cannot wait’
Massachusetts strikes LGBT affirmation requirement for prospective foster parents

December 22nd, 2025

‘On earth peace, goodwill toward men!’
Indiana abortions drop 98 percent as abortion ban saves babies

December 21st, 2025

Magi wonderings (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

December 19th, 2025

House passes bill to criminalize transgender mutilation of children
NOBTS celebrates more than 250 fall graduates
In a first, a US Navy warship in the Middle East just launched a one-way attack drone
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Retired pastor faces criminal charges for preaching gospel sermon near Northern Ireland hospital
Missionary pilot remains missing 2 months after kidnapping in Niger
YOUNG: Who and what to pray for this Christmas
Not feeling the love (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

December 18th, 2025

YEC 2025: 571 students say ‘Yes’ to Jesus

December 17th, 2025

Ashland Baptist Church deacon, treasurer arrested in connection with missing funds
McCurry returning ‘home’ to NSU BCM
Radical idea (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Jackie Shroyer, wife of US missionary, sentenced to 24 years in prison for his murder
Former Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy ‘completely surrendered’ to Jesus after Charlie Kirk’s murder

December 16th, 2025

ABC celebrates 50 years of drawing campers to Christ
Sixty years of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
Sandy Wisdom-Martin announces retirement plans

December 15th, 2025

EVANGELISM 101 (Part 12): How to organize to win souls
PEW: Two-thirds of teens using chatbots, 20 percent using Tik Tok, YouTube constantly
Loving Christmas (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Ancient Egyptian pleasure boat unearthed in Alexandria’s sunken harbor
Saints veteran LB Demario Davis among NFL’s top 10 in tackles while ‘serving Jesus well’
Australia terror attack: 16 dead, including gunman, after father-son duo opens fire on Jewish community
Gunman remains at large two days after deadly shooting at Brown University
ECON 2026: Reach Louisiana for Jesus
The best bachelor’s degrees for landing a job after graduation
Germany: Five arrested in Islamist-motivated plot to attack Christmas market
Hero who disarmed gunman pictured in hospital – as UK chief rabbi reveals his family survived attack
Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says

December 12th, 2025

Sudan detains Christian physician for his faith
Church self-insurance coop receives $1.45 million from Louisiana
Louisiana Notables

December 11th, 2025

Southern Baptist lawmaker files impeahcment articles against President Trump
Sermon advice (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

December 10th, 2025

Foshie elected as next Illinois Baptist State Executive Director

December 9th, 2025

Map reveals dozens of ancient quarries hidden beneath modern Jerusalem