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July 28th, 2025

Baptist DR teams keep up the work in central TX with 5 sites
Animal shelters are crowded as high costs squeeze pet owners
AI therapist urges user to go on killing spree
Las Vegas hotels grapple with steep occupancy decline
Poll: Americans spend nearly half their day online
Church work (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
VBS people (Cartoon: Fletch)
Truth (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

July 25th, 2025

Still available: one pastor’s ongoing ‘yes’ to God
LCU biology professor publishes studies beneficial to local population

July 24th, 2025

LCU adds siren warning system to safety measures on campus
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away
Louisiana looks to join new accrediting body for public universities
Finding hope amid the pain
Data: U.S. birth rate hits all-time low
Poll: Approval of SCOTUS at 5-year high, rebounding from record low in 2024
Gen Z men with college degrees now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads—a sign that the higher education payoff is dead

July 23rd, 2025

Hug anxiety (Cartoon: Fletch)
Ice cream chatter (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Are AI sermons ethical? Clergy consider where to draw the line
American man from Oklahoma ‘brutally executed’ by Syrian-backed jihadis

July 22nd, 2025

Columbia punishes anti-Israel rioters over violent library takeover
Federal judge agrees Washington law targeting Catholic priests Is unconstitutional
Study: More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income
My prayer (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
LBC BCM members share Gospel globally

July 21st, 2025

Thousands accept Christ during California Harvest Crusade 2025

July 18th, 2025

Louisiana pastor is latest target of nationwide ‘pronoun’ attacks against religious freedom
2025 Louisiana legislative wrap-up
EVANGELISM 101 (Part 7): Reach the world from Louisiana with technology
Louisiana Notables
Special needs son impacted FBCC special needs ministry

July 16th, 2025

Stevendale Baptist Pastor Ash recounts firing from second job over biblical stance
Inflation picks up again in June, rising at 2.7 percent annual rate
Survey: 7 in 10 Americans anxious about money
Broadcast falls below 20 percent of TV use for first time
It’s time to examine your faith – are you lukewarm?

July 15th, 2025

Gen Z men want more restrictions on online porn
Chip and Joanna Gaines promote ‘married’ homosexuals on new show
‘Hero deacon’ surprised with new pickup truck
Netherlands euthanizes 517 people without consent in just one year
Fulanis kill five Christians, kidnap 110 others in northwest Nigeria
Forever young (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
John MacArthur, renowned pastor and Bible teacher, dies at 86

July 14th, 2025

LA Wallet now accepted in federal buildings, TSA checkpoints nationwide
Baylor University to return $643,000 LGBTQ-inclusion grant
Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say
Texas flooding update: Baptist relief teams, churches continue to ‘walk alongside’ hurting

July 10th, 2025

Texas tragedy coverage offers opportunities to minister, serve
Virginia court blocks ‘conversion therapy’ ban in blow to transgender industry
DOJ sues California for allowing ‘transgender’ men to compete against women
Amazon suffers huge Prime Day sales plunge 41 percent
Robot performs surgery on its own for first time
Study: Global Jewish population still trails pre-Holocaust levels
Baptist DR teams providing ‘a little bit of hope’ as TX flooding death toll rises

July 9th, 2025

Helping kids process grief: Christian therapist and podcaster Sissy Goff shares practical advice
Donors sought to sponsor pastors for E4+
IRS rules that churches may endorse candidates within their congregations
Baylor to promote LGBT inclusion in churches

July 8th, 2025

‘It breaks your heart’: Texans continue search for loved ones amid flood damage
‘His timing’: Pastor sees God move through illness, transplant

July 7th, 2025

LBDR on stand by for Texas flood deployment
Deadly Texas flooding: Christian camp mourns 27 as death toll rises statewide
‘We are ready for anything’: SBTC DR teams deploy to catastrophic Hill Country flooding
PEW survey: 83 percent of U.S. adults use streaming services, far fewer subscribe to cable or satellite TV
Boeing secures $2.8B Space Force satellite contract
UPenn to revoke trans swimmer’s medals, apologize to female athletes in deal with White House
Trump Faith Office cites Psalm 34:18, urges Americans to pray as Texans refuse to give up hope of more rescues
Am ambassador for Christ
Turning point (Cartoon: Fletch)
Thorough job (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Shark talk (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

July 6th, 2025

VIDEO: The Baptist Paper report from Kerr County, Texa
Search-and-rescue efforts continue in area affected by Texas floods

July 4th, 2025

Texas flooding death toll rises to 24 as Christian summer camp kids remain missing

July 2nd, 2025

Palmettos offers a taste of paradise in Pineville
Speaker Johnson honors third anniversary of lifesaving Dobbs decision

July 1st, 2025

SWBTS placed on 12-month probation despite financial improvement
Jimmy Swaggart, famed televangelist brought down by scandal, dies at 90
Kayla Harrison brings John 3:16 to UFC 316 with big win
FLORIDA: America’s largest child rescue operation recovers more than 60 children
Polls: Public support growing for prayer, chaplains in schools
PAKISTAN: Christian girl kidnapped for two years escapes
Supreme Court boots challenge to state defunding Planned Parenthood in major pro-life victory
Supreme Court says parents can opt kids out of school district’s LGBT curriculum
Teen directs Tioga FBC VBS

June 30th, 2025

July proclaimed as month of prayer in Louisiana
NCAA bans Christian song: LSU’s Curiel speaks out after CWS win

June 27th, 2025

RPSO warns about scam targeting churches

June 25th, 2025

Price named LBF executive director

June 24th, 2025

INDONESIA: Bullied eight-year-old Christian boy dies after assault
Dangerous heat wave to envelop 170 million Americans through late June

June 23rd, 2025

Archaeologists accidentally found lost remnants of America’s first soldiers
President Trump: ‘We love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them.’
Second gold ring found in City of David sheds light on enigmatic Hellenist era in Jerusalem
British House of Commons passes bill legalizing assisted suicide
Dodgers’ Kershaw has pitch-perfect response to Pride Night
MICHIGAN: Security guard kills Church gunman, preventing ‘large-scale mass shooting’
SYRIA: ISIS killed at least 25 in church attack, injured dozens
PAKISTAN: Christian falsely charged with blasphemy acquitted
Jonah auditions (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Deep talk (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Preacher talk (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
EVANGELISM 101 (Part 6): How to prepare? Pray!

June 18th, 2025

Great Commission Task Force archives opened to public after 15 years

June 17th, 2025

Planned Parenthood under investigation from DOGE panel for misusing taxpayer dollars

June 16th, 2025

Texas school district backtracks, will let student share Bible verses during non-instructional time
Christian falsely charged with blasphemy in Pakistan acquitted
Suspect in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers caught and charged with murder

June 13th, 2025

Detransitioned trans woman writes book, ‘Embracing God’s design’
South Carolina executive director (Louisiana native) shares Cajun fishing lessons

June 12th, 2025

Israel launches sweeping strike on Iran while Trump administration seeks diplomatic solution
2025 SBC Annual Meeting: Highlights from Dallas
Law Amendment (only men may serve as pastors) fails
Media mischaracterizing anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, ESPN star claims
New Hampshire passes universal school choice, parental bill of rights
English village church bell silenced after 177 years over noise complaints
REPORTS: Increase in anti-Christian incidents in India
Air India plane headed to London crashes with more than 240 onboard

June 11th, 2025

Newsboys Michael Tait scandal exposes sex, drugs, alcohol in Christian music industry

June 10th, 2025

Dew to pastors: ‘Don’t quit’ (offers four truths of encouragement)
Temple Baptist RA wins national Pinewood Derby at SBC

June 9th, 2025

AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convinced
TMU trustees order third-party investigation as alumni call for transparency
Study: Evangelical pastors more likely to be bivocational

June 6th, 2025

Army hits recruiting target way ahead of schedule
Study: Medicaid use strongly tied to out-of-wedlock births
ICE migrant arrests under Trump top 100K

June 5th, 2025

Louisiana Christian University appoints new executives to leadership team
Surprised (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Real talk (Cartoon: Fletch)
Joyful heart (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Trump reverses Biden’s controversial EMTALA abortion policy
Chinese nationals caught smuggling bioweapon in, military tech out of U.S.
Herdsmen kill 70-year-old pastor, 35 other Christians in Nigeria
Warner Bros. Discovery lays off staffers across cable channels
Private company wants to build city on moon
Amazon ‘testing humanoid robots to deliver packages’

June 4th, 2025

LCU President Johnson begins tenure with 100-day P356 tour of community

June 3rd, 2025

Arrest of armed man prevents possible shooting at Bellaire Baptist

June 2nd, 2025

59-0! LSU Shreveport becomes first college baseball team with perfect season
Racetrack chaplain ‘powerful’ tool on and off the track
New parachurch organization launches to provide boot camp-type experience for potential future missionaries
Proposed SBC resolutions ready for review ahead of annual meeting
Morning confession (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Judge blocks Biden’s abortion mandate on businesses
Largest slave burial site in Latin America found in Brazil
People cooking at home at highest levels since start of pandemic
Eight injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled ‘Free Palestine’
Ukraine’s massive drone attack deep inside Russia lays bare Putin’s vulnerability