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August 23rd, 2023

FBC Harrisonburg ordains Hardie

Preddy’s legacy lives through paintings inside almost 150 church baptisteries

DR teams headed to fire-stricken Merryville, Singer

August 22nd, 2023

FIRST PERSON: Small churches can be ‘global,’ too

Special needs Champions Camp set, Sept. 8-10

‘America’s Top Model’ contestant to headline ‘Gift of Life’ banquet

August 21st, 2023

Young women to discover treasures in Christ at Teen Girl Retreat

LCU to hold annual on-campus student job fair

21 people make waves with baptisms at aquapark

Evangelism fuels FBC Leesville’s amazing growth

August 19th, 2023

Horn tells incoming LCU freshman class to share their faith daily

August 18th, 2023

McLaurin steps down from SBC EC amid reports of ‘disqualifying information’

In wake of McLaurin resignation – pray

GBO: 30 BCM students sowed Gospel seeds during GOLA VBS

August 17th, 2023

Horn to address LCU freshmen Aug. 19

MABTS’ Allen to headline E4+ conference

SBC CP, designated giving down for July

Louisiana Notables

August 16th, 2023

LCU new directors, promotions announced

Gas prices climb to highest level in nearly 10 months

NIELSEN: Linear TV falls below 50 percent for first time

Massachusetts bars couple from foster care over biblical worldview

Appeal revives anti-abortion protest lawsuit against D.C.

LCU welcomes new and returning Wildcats to campus

August 15th, 2023

Louisiana Baptists minister following wildfires in Sabine Parish

August 14th, 2023

STUDY: Half of Gen Zers ‘transformed’ by Bible’s message

AI can now steal your passwords by ‘listening’ to you type

Hawaii Baptist churches, volunteers offering hope amid deadly fires

August 11th, 2023

PEW: Nearly half of all US workers don’t take all their paid time off

Candidate in Ecuador’s presidential election Fernando Villavicencio shot dead

July Consumer Price Index: Inflation rose 3.2 percent

Cuba’s economic crisis worse than after fall of Soviet Union

Let us pray for all things ‘back to school’

August 10th, 2023

Sneezing question (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Humble talk (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

August 9th, 2023

Dealing with Southern Baptist Convention data, part three

August 8th, 2023

Army veteran faces charges for praying outside abortion business

Home prices hit record highs in nearly two-thirds of major markets

Back-to-school spending hits record $41.5 billion

Thousands of LA city workers strike alleging unfair labor practices

Should Christians care about American history?

August 7th, 2023

Gray Baptist dedicating new building Aug. 13

August 5th, 2023

White House press room purges 442 reporters, including Christian journalist

August 3rd, 2023

One in four pastors plans to retire before 2030

‘In God We Trust’ law in effect for Louisiana schools

Hinson reflects on 32 years of ministry

Willis uses multi-ministry roles to advance Kingdom

Kirk Cameron-inspired library event on Aug. 5 is ‘awesome way to be bold,’ says Jurkovich

August 2nd, 2023

LCU releases latest Columns issue

Fitch downgrades USA’s credit rating

‘Groundbreaking’ pill annihilates cancer tumors

FBI finds 200 sex trafficking victims, 59 missing children in two-week sweep

Meta platforms begin blocking news for Canadian users

August 1st, 2023

NAMB asks judge to exclude key testimony in McRaney lawsuit

‘Sound of Freedom’ continues as box office hit, nears $150 million mark

Miami sees first population drop in decades

Oklahoma National Guard joins 12 other states in Texas border security mission

July 31st, 2023

Louisiana Baptist students encouraged to sign up for evangelistic, ministry strategy

Christian student wins settlement after university tried to silence her

SURVEY: High school boys are trending conservative

SURVEY: Home ownership out of reach for many Americans

City pays $300,000 in settlement after arresting Christians for singing hymns during lockdowns

Radicals threaten to kill, dismember school board president for adopting parental rights policy

Despite $700 million pandemic bailout, trucking company shutting down

July 28th, 2023

OPINION: Climate change not a factor in heat wave

Rep. Mace criticized for suggestive remarks at 13th annual SC prayer breakfast

Detransitioner makes desperate plea for lawmakers to protect children from transgender experimentation

July 27th, 2023

Critics decry NAMB’s real estate dealings

Bud Light brewer lays off hundreds of U.S. workers

Human trafficking investigation results in arrest of 62 smugglers exploiting ‘vulnerable Cubans’

GDP grew at a 2.4 percent pace in the second quarter, topping expectations

North Korea’s Kim shows off banned missiles to Russian minister

SunGas Renewables to bring nearly $2 billion facility, hundreds of jobs to Pineville

You say you’re pro-life, but what are you doing about it

July 25th, 2023

Half of U.K. children not living with both parents by 14

Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ rockets to No. 2 on charts

Saudi Arabia reportedly offers $1.1 billion for soccer star

BARNA: Pastors feeling more lonely

Two Eritrean Christians mark 7,000 days in prison

Sermon prep (Cartoon: Fletch)

Dressed for seminary

July 24th, 2023

Understanding Southern Baptist Convention data: Part two

July 21st, 2023

Ministry helps believers ‘start conversations’ with the lost

‘The Gospel Invitation’ seeks to revive soul winning

Louisiana Notables

2023 Louisiana legislative session wraps up

Retiring Peoples reflects on 32 years of service to FBC Wisner

LBC seeks resolutions, nominees for committees, boards

Pastor & wife welcome event, Sept. 11

ANALYSIS: It is time to stop digging the GCR hole!

Lawmakers ban gender experimentation on minors

Life groups lead to new growth for New Life

Grand Ecore Baptist enjoys spiritual rebirth

Pregnancy Center expanding to Washington Parish

Bennett retires from Baptists’ ministry to aid the vulnerable

Trinity’s James to retire after 27 years

DR teams restore hope in Ida-stricken Montegut

July 17th, 2023

Understanding Southern Baptist Convention data, part one

July 14th, 2023

Louisiana Notables

July 13th, 2023

DATA ANALYSIS: Spike in homelessness in US cities isn’t slowing down

Transgender-identifying man wins Netherlands’ Miss Universe pageant

Greg Laurie baptizes 4,500 at Pirate’s Cove Beach

Praise band (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Convenient sin (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

July 11th, 2023

SBC CP, designated giving up in June

Bayou Church plans Aug. 6 expanded campus grand opening

July 10th, 2023

SWBTS music student’s voice wows ‘America’s Got Talent’ judges

GALLUP POLL: Employees more engaged, stressed globally

Unsold electric cars piling up on dealer lots

China prosecutes house church leaders as criminal ‘clique’

A.I. being used to translate Bible in every language

Five reasons you must see ‘Sound of Freedom’

July 5th, 2023

Catching up on all that’s new and noteworthy

July 1st, 2023

Pot legalization leads to lawlessnes in Jersey Shore youth

Now gender dysphoria surges in young adults

France burns, police arrest 1,300 rioters

VIDEO: Young adults seek work not marriage

Record number of 40-year-olds not married

June 29th, 2023

Goza to be LBC president nominee

Supreme Court hands religious freedom win to postal worker who refused to work Sundays

Supreme Court strikes down consideration of race as factor in college admissions

June 28th, 2023

EDITORIAL: Hallowed be thy name

June 27th, 2023

‘We’re having a fetus!’ ad changes American minds about preborn

Christian university cancels Promise Keepers event over pride statement

American street preacher arrested in England for preaching during LGBT pride event

Home price annual decline first since 2012

Fourth of July travel expected to reach record

June 26th, 2023

Dwayne Monk, former LBC Second VP, Executive Board president, passes

Silence is golden? (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Aimed but missed (Cartoon: Fletch)

All about His grace (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

SBC amendment on male pastors passes first vote

June 25th, 2023

Seattle gay parade: Naked men on bikes expose themselves to children

NYC drag queens: ‘We’re coming for your children’

June 23rd, 2023

Boston police save four children in house with drag queens, drugs, sex toys and dead body

EDITORIAL – Paid family leave: A ‘peace’ agreement for a post-Roe world.

SBC annual meeting helped mobilize a new generation of Southern Baptists

NOBTS’ Fred Luter Jr. Student Center dedicated

June 22nd, 2023

Louisiana notables

June 20th, 2023

LBDR teams serving residents impacted by weekend storms

June 15th, 2023

LCU receives RRAC Sportsmanship Award for second year in a row

Seminaries: Training NextGen to engage culture

June 14th, 2023

ARITF reauthorized for another year

Saddleback, two other churches disfellowshipped by SBC messengers

Crossover, Serve Tour yield 336 decisions for Christ

June 12th, 2023

OU softball 3-peats as national champs with ‘eyes up’ on Christ

FIRST-PERSON: Gaining altitude – WMU celebrates 135 years of SBC missions

LBC pastor Philip Robertson elected SBC EC chairman

Sheriffs to public: Daryl Stagg is ‘off the street’

Adding souls to the Kingdom, make it count