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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
Running the race

June 1st, 2025

FBC DERIDDER ATTEMPTED ARSON UPDATE: Authorities find suspect

May 31st, 2025

Suspect sought for attempted arson at First Baptist DeRidder

May 26th, 2025

ALLEGATION: Generac fired Christian employee for not using preferred pronouns
Religious freedom battle erupts as New Jersey town attempts to turn church property into pickleball courts

May 21st, 2025

PEW study: Thirty percent of Americans consult astrology, tarot cards or fortune tellers
Kay Arthur, Christian author and Bible teacher, dies at 91
PAKISTAN: Bill to curb child marriages passes parliament
WISCONSIN: Turner named Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention executive director

May 19th, 2025

FIRST PERSON: As goes the family, so goes the culture
Questionable (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Group hug fears (Cartoon: Fletch)
Prayer thoughts (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
PREVIEW: SBC 2025
2025 Q1: Send Network Louisiana yields 141 decisions, 68 baptisms
LBC EC: Seek, strengthen, cooperate
LBC EB updated on CP, entities
LCU graduates urged to lean on God
Louisiana Notables

May 14th, 2025

Baptist leaders celebrate CP’s 100th anniversary
Will Graham says young people ‘spiritually hungry’ for faith, connection: ‘Looking for real relationships’
Alaska’s Covington rescinds resignation, affirmed to continue
Bill to make pornography a federal crime introduced by GOP senator
AAA: Americans embracing road trips for upcoming Memorial Day weekend

May 12th, 2025

From pulpits to politics: LCU president leads bold season of growth and outreach across Louisiana

May 8th, 2025

Harmon sibling trio to graduate from LCU in May

May 7th, 2025

America wants a God
ILLINOIS: An astronaut’s lesson in church attendance

May 6th, 2025

Gospel singer, songwriter Squire Parsons now in ‘Sweet Beulah Land’
New study reveals Pompeii family’s last moments during Mount Vesuvius eruption
TENNESSEE: Church baptizes 35 inmates
Fatherly advice (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Practical joker (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Pray (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
What are you living for?
Washington state cuts $8.5 million from abortion program
Franklin Parish, CENLA retreats harvest souls
North Monroe men’s retreat is a time of soul winning

May 5th, 2025

CALIFORNIA: Low income now means six figures in Bay area
FLORIDA: ‘BeachReachers’ impact their generation one van ride at a time

May 2nd, 2025

Trump signs order aiming to cut funding to NPR, PBS
Texas Senate passes bill stopping abortion pills
Employers added 177,000 jobs in April despite tariff uncertainty
TikTok slapped with $600 million fine over illegal data transfers to China

May 1st, 2025

NOBTS Caskey Center Conference encourages pastors
NOBTS trustees hear positive reports, look toward future
ILLINOIS: Church reaches out to neighbors following tragedy
NIGERIA: Truck ramming into Easter procession ruled intentional
British woman, 115, named world’s oldest person
Transgender women soccer players to be banned from English women’s teams
McDonald’s suffers worst U.S. sales decline since 2020

April 29th, 2025

Funeral arrangements released for Seal

April 28th, 2025

Former Louisiana WMU Director Nelda Seal passes
Hisaw retires after 20 years at Tioga FBC
Americans claiming Social Security early, fearful of its future
CALIFORNIA: Burglaries soar in post-fire Altadena rattle residents

April 25th, 2025

That guy (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Deny self (Cartoon: Fletch)
Stand at the door (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Three-year-old girl finds Canaanite seal where Bible says David battled Goliath
Barna study: More teens say social media harm those their age
Tennessee governor signs bill protecting doctors from being forced to do abortions
World Changers: Still Baptist ‘through and through,’ still changing lives
INDONESIA: Officials seal Christian worship site before Easter
The bittersweet moments of college ministry
LCU alumna attorney doing Lord’s work in Grant Parish

April 24th, 2025

Sproles recalls chaos and God’s presence after FSU shooting
Foundation Executive Director
Jeffrey Steed to retire

April 23rd, 2025

Speaker Johnson to Calvary students:

Live to make an ‘impact’

April 20th, 2025

Resurrection Sunday

April 19th, 2025

Holy (Black) Saturday

April 18th, 2025

Good Friday

April 17th, 2025

UK Supreme Court defines ‘woman’ in biological terms
FLORIDA: Baptists pray for FSU campus in aftermath of shooting
Google holds an illegal monopoly in ad sales, court rules
Louisiana Governor’s prayer breakfast draws more than 20 to Christ
UK Supreme Court defines ‘man,’ ‘woman,’ and ‘sex’ as biological
Holy/Maundy (Mandate) Thursday

April 16th, 2025

Love reminder (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
BARNA: Belief in Jesus rises, fueled by younger adults
SOUTH AFRICA: Kidnapped American pastor rescued
Holy (Spy) Wednesday

April 15th, 2025

Kansas becomes 4th state to teach kids about fetal development
Palm Sunday airstrikes hit Ukraine, Myanmar and Gaza
Holy Tuesday

April 14th, 2025

Arrested pastor had abandoned Louisiana Baptist congregation in February
ERLC hosts Spinney, other pastors for advocacy trip
FIRST PERSON: Silent Saturday
CALIFORNIA: 12 anti-Israel protesters charged with felonies for vandalism at Stanford
Trump issues Holy Week declaration on ‘the living Son of God’
KENTUCKY: Church barely spared from flood, distributes meals to community
Study: More younger adult children joining family business
Holy Monday

April 13th, 2025

Palm Sunday

April 11th, 2025

Revival spurs spiritual renewal at FBC Natchitoches
Louisiana Bible Reading Marathon, April 16-19, seeks volunteers
Prayers needed for Compel Outreach Bible University graduates serving in earthquake-ravaged Myanmar
LBCHFM celebrates opening of regional compassion center

April 10th, 2025

Louisiana Baptist pastor, Shane Wiggins, arrested
NIGERIA: Fulani militias kill 28 Christians

April 9th, 2025

LCU recognizes outstanding students at Honors Convocation

April 7th, 2025

ISRAEL: Hamas demanded $500M from Iran for destruction of Israel
ARKANSAS: Horne begins transition out of Arkansas Baptist executive director
Three-year-old girl finds Canaanite seal where Bible says David battled Goliath
Barna study: New research shows major rise in commitment to Jesus
At least 19 dead after flash flood emergencies across South, Midwest
KENYA: Christian couple, woman they led to Christ poisoned to death

April 4th, 2025

Rescued NASA Astronaut ‘Butch’ Wilmore shares test of faith
MISSOURI: Baptists minister to ‘hopeless’ in tornado-stricken areas