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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)
Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts
As despair among the young continues, signs emerge of a resurgence in family life, church attendance

September 16th, 2025

ERLC names Gary Hollingsworth interim president
Herdsmen kill eight Christians in northwest Nigeria
No turning back: A call to true discipleship
The Sunday guy (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Scientists say they’ve found the world’s oldest mummies, and they’re far from Egypt
Amazon to launch augmented reality football coverage
Survey: Half of young people plagued by loneliness, family problems

September 15th, 2025

Spiritual gift (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Erika Kirk vows to carry on Charlie’s mission: ‘The movement my husband built will not die’
Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high
SBC leaders issue invitation to sign letter calling for justice following Kirk assassination

September 12th, 2025

New advisory council seeks partnerships with LBC ministers statewide
Anxious prayer (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Naming the bluebird (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Suspect arrested, identified in shooting of Charlie Kirk, officials say
Our hope in even the difficult times: God will sustain us

September 11th, 2025

Jones to be LBC presidential nominee
Remembering 9/11 and the power of prayer in times of crisis
Census Bureau: Monthly mortgage payments are highest in decades

September 10th, 2025

Charlie Kirk shot at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour
Science professor publishes book detailing order in Earth’s systems
Thousands attend Ohio State University “Invitation to Jesus” event, with baptisms and an ecumenical spirit
Nicaraguan Catholic lawyer dies in custody with body showing signs of torture
‘Light of the World’: Animated movie about Jesus lands in top 10 at box office

September 9th, 2025

Fueled by anger over corruption, Nepal protesters topple prime minister
Russian bomb kills at least 20 picking up pensions

September 8th, 2025

Lucky joins Louisiana Christian as enrollment director
Texas legislature passes ban on mail-order abortion drugs
Army cancels Biden-era promotion program aimed at eliminating ‘bias’ against minorities
Barna study: Young adults leading resurgence in church attendance
LCU art prof’s work accepted into regional art show
Israeli officials: Palestinian gunmen open fire at Jerusalem bus stop, killing six
School talk (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
Mind drifting (Cartoon: Fletch)
John the Baptism baptism (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

September 4th, 2025

LCU to hold Christ, Church and Culture event on discerning a vocation
Minneapolis school shooter’s confession: ‘tired of being trans… wish I never brainwashed myself’
Prominent NOBTS, LCU figure Nelson Price dies at 94
Big victory: 18 Carson-Newman football players baptized in creek
Louisiana governor announces new ICE holding facility called ‘Louisiana Lockup’
Going to Jericho (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Ted talk (Cartoon: Fletch)
Best to focus (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Archaeologists uncover Samaritan estate, believed birthplace of magician mentioned in the Bible

September 3rd, 2025

Fla. county approves adding Ten Commandments to gov’t building displays
Study disputes Gaza genocide charges, finds flawed data amid Hamas-driven narrative

September 2nd, 2025

GCR Task Force files (part 5): Saving NAMB (‘one last chance’)
My Katrina word
LBC seeks resolutions, nominees
Judge rules using National Guard on LA protests illegal
UN: 14,000 US-bound migrants return south since Trump border changes
AI-powered drone swarms enter battlefield
Where is God?
Prayer (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

September 1st, 2025

Man arrested for allegedly vandalizing Denham Springs, Greenwell Springs churches

August 29th, 2025

EDITORIAL — 20 years after Katrina: Stronger than the storm
RE-RELEASE OF 2015 HURRICANE KATRINA SPECIAL EDITION

August 28th, 2025

Liberals attack prayer in aftermath of Minnesota church shootings
Former resting place of the Ark of the Covenant found?
Denmark apologizes for involuntary birth control program forced on Greenland’s women as other abuses against Greenland come to light
Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund launches a statewide #PutThePhoneDown campaign
Special needs Champions Camp set, Sept. 5-7

August 27th, 2025

At least 2 dead, 20 hurt in shooting at south Minneapolis church
J.J. Jasper to headline ‘Gift of Life’ banquet
Lay off manna (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Resolution (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
The way (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Federal court backs Christian schools in Minnesota legal battle
YouTube hits six consecutive months as top TV distributor
Louisiana Notables

August 26th, 2025

Summer Grove votes to relocate

August 25th, 2025

BCM awards grants to 11 local nonprofits driving resilience and equity in New Orleans
Brazil: 700 saved, 75th chapel constructed
Georgia Barnette equips Toledo Bend ministry to be fishers of men

August 22nd, 2025

EVANGELISM 101 (Part 8): A trauma-informed church will win souls
2025 Q2: Send Network La. yields 190 decisions,115 baptisms
SCOTUS rulings, other court cases impact Louisiana Baptists
GBO helps Goodwood Community Church reach young families

August 21st, 2025

Report: Americans can afford only 28 percent of homes on the market
Spirit Airlines flight apparently flew through Category 4 hurricane
Shreveport native, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson passes

August 20th, 2025

Former Sheikh beaten, loses family after vision of Christ
Small waterfront community dethrones Beverly Hills as America’s richest ZIP code
Democratic Party faces voter registration crisis
Armed drones to be deployed at schools to stop mass shooters
World’s first spinal cord transplant could allow patients to walk again

August 19th, 2025

New SBC abuse prevention, response helpline launched
Trump rules out putting ‘American boots on the ground’ in Ukraine
John Deere announces hundreds of layoffs
Promising vaccine may prevent certain cancers from returning
Oklahoma will test some incoming teachers with ‘America-first’ exam
Redfin: Homes selling at slowest summer pace in a decade
Southern Baptist HUD Secretary Scott Turner tells Fox News how his Christian faith is key to shaping his life and work

August 18th, 2025

Nuns in India jailed, Christians assaulted amid baseless charges
State Department catalogs China’s human rights violations
The race of faith: a marathon, not a sprint
US debt tops $37 trillion
Focus on Jesus (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Manna-matic (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)