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August 21st, 2024

Survey: More than 28 percent of Americans looking for new jobs

August 20th, 2024

Labor Day travel seen climbing 9 percent after record summer

August 19th, 2024

House report: Biden ‘engaged in impeachable conduct’

STUDY: Scrolling through online videos increases feelings of boredom

Planned Parenthood will do free abortions at Democrat Convention

Supreme Court upholds injunctions blocking Biden-Harris admin’s transgender Title IX rewrite

Two astronauts are stuck in space – how will they pass time (and survive) until 2025?

August 14th, 2024

Wyoming reporter caught using artificial intelligence to create fake quotes and stories

Workout advice (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

An inspiration (Cartoon: Fletch)

Specific prayers (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Louisiana Christian announces additional Town Hall meetings

August 13th, 2024

Back-to-school praying

August 12th, 2024

U.S. and China fight to 40-40 draw for most Olympic gold medals

NIGERIA: Herdsmen, criminal gang kill at least 50 Christians

August 9th, 2024

‘Concerned Women for America’ rally encourages women to vote

August 8th, 2024

INDONESIA: Authorities foil plan to bomb churches

Texas abortions drop from thousands a month to zero after abortion ban

PARIS: U.S. golfer Scottie Scheffler takes emotional gold at Olympics, maintains identity in Christ alone

VIENNA: Taylor Swift cancels concerts amid thwarted terror plot

Airbnb stocks tumble 14 percent as more travelers turn to hotels

Report: Home prices being cut at fastest pace in two years

August 6th, 2024

Speedy invite (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Ancient Roman coins, counterfeits discovered in new archeological site in eastern Poland

Archaeologists find 2,400-year-old pot of gold in Turkey

Report: States increasing funding for pregnancy centers

U.S. Gold medal winner Hunter Armstrong said had ‘no other choice’ but to turn to God

Axios lays off 50 staffers amid media landscape shift

Hollywood’s new normal involves fewer wide releases, more big screens and novelty popcorn

WMU Foundation grants help CWJC sites expand their reach, deepen their help

WMU’s Sybil Bentley Dove Award helps mother of three continue nursing journey

Four CWJC graduates awarded scholarships to help with next steps

August 1st, 2024

Female Olympian withdraws 46 seconds into forced fight against man

Louisiana writer publishes debut novel: ‘A Fortunate Murder’

July 31st, 2024

LCU invites public to town hall meetings

Clause blocks Title IX rewrite from taking effect in thousands of schools

July 30th, 2024

School thought (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Frank discussion (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Kindness challenge (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Archaeologists discover underwater mosaic believed to date back to Roman Empire

Barnes named NOBTS dean of graduate studies

REPORT: Abortion pill kills one in Canada, seriously injuries more than 100

NICARAGUA: Effort continues to free imprisoned pastors

July 29th, 2024

Oklahoma Baptists’ Executive Director Todd Fisher recovering after automobile accident

Olympic kick-off: Baptists get rolling in Paris, already seeing victories

20 Christ-following U.S. Olympians to watch at the 2024 Paris Games

HONG KONG: Unknown assailants shoot pastor dead in Laos

US national debt hits $35 trillion

LBCH’s Legacy Room highlights 125 years of ministry

July 26th, 2024

Louisiana’s Bowlin, Tippit inducted into SBC Evangelists Hall of Faith

July 25th, 2024

TEXAS: FBC Dallas seeks to rebuild historic sanctuary following fire

NIGERIA: Fulanis kill 18 Christians

BREAKING NEWS Why Trump doesn’t want the 25th Amendment invoked against Biden LIFESTYLE ‘Monumental’ 3,000-year-old discovery with biblical origins found under parking lot

Amazon is building a sports media empire; what’s next?

Death Valley heat melts skin off a man’s feet after losing flip-flops

World’s richest 1 percent gained $40 trillion in a decade: Oxfam

July 24th, 2024

Israel’s Netanyahu’s address to U.S. Congress

Sen. John N. Kennedy: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech was exceptional

ERLC board provides explanation on Leatherwood

Talent admission (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Sermon talk (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Low carbing (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

July 23rd, 2024

REVERSAL: Leatherwood remains as ERLC president, trustee chair resigns

41 inmates ‘set free’ behind bars in Bossier Parish

July 22nd, 2024

ERLC removes Leatherwood as president

FRC to host in-person audience for filming of ‘God and government’ course, July 26-27

‘Louisiana Reach Haiti’ leaders celebrate God’s provision year after move

LBC BCM VBS teams share Gospel in three states

July 20th, 2024

FBC Dallas’ historic sanctuary damaged by fire

VBS reaches seven for Christ at FBC Leesville

July 19th, 2024

2024 LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP: Ten Commandments restored; ‘woman defined; children protected from pronouns, but not dope

Legislature strengthens laws on sex trafficking, baby safe havens

Louisiana sheriff’s officer gives a kidney to Mississippi coach

Louisiana Baptists help foil some bad bills, fail to ban THC

Louisiana Notables

July 17th, 2024

Rarely seen Amazon tribe emerges from rainforest

POLL: Four in five Americans fear country is sliding into chaos

First ever ‘Google Earth’ video of human heart released

Hundreds of Southern Baptist volunteers Paris-bound as Olympic games near

July 15th, 2024

Trump announces Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his 2024 running mate

NONES are in decline

Judge dismisses Trump’s Florida classified documents case

July 14th, 2024

Louisiana officials, faith leaders offer prayers for Trump after apparent assassination attempt

July 13th, 2024

Trump is fine, campaign says, after being whisked off stage following apparent gunfire at rally

July 12th, 2024

Focus group (Cartoon: Fletch)

Patience needed (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Guest preacher (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

House votes to overturn Biden’s transgender Title IX rewrite

NIGERIA: Terrorists shut down 70 churches, priest released

Archaeologists uncover 250-year-old musket balls tied to American Revolution in Massachusetts

Wholesale inflation picks up as some prices remain high

AT&T says hacker stole some data from ‘nearly all’ wireless customers

July 11th, 2024

Grid operator tells Californians to prepare for power conservation

Johnson backs SAVE Act to end non-citizens voting in US elections

July 9th, 2024

With God, there is hope for our nation

Beryl leaves behind destruction across Louisiana, Texas

July 8th, 2024

Beulah Baptist heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Beryl

ILLINOIS: 17 killed in Chicago holiday shootings

Out of ideas (Cartoon: Fletch)

Moses’ personal trainer (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

No kidding (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

PAKISTAN: Christian sentenced to death under blasphemy law

REPORT: Seniors dominate US economy, 70 percent of wealth

GALLUP POLL: Americans show heightened concern about antisemitism

UKRAINE: Russian missiles hit children’s hospital in Kyiv as Ukrainian President Zelenskyy vows retaliation

July 2nd, 2024

CUBA: China expands spy sites to spy on US

NIGERIA: Eight Christians killed in village attack

SURVEY: $186,000 needed just to live comfortably

Student loan borrowers owe $1.6 trillion; half are not paying

AI begins ushering in age of killer robots

Small church talk (Cartoon: Fletch)

Admiration (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)

Legacy passed down (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Extravagant love

July 1st, 2024

Supreme Court affirms absolute immunity for official acts in Trump case

Texas Supreme Court sides with Christian judge who will not officiate same-sex weddings

Putin to send Russian children to North Korean summer camps

AAA: Nearly 71 million expected to travel over July 4 weekend

June 28th, 2024

Pro-life nurses group ‘will not comply’ with Delware’s assisted suicide bill

LAOS: Pastor, five other Christians arrested at prayer meeting

June 27th, 2024

GALLUP: Republican support for same-sex marriage drops almost 10 percent in two years

STUDY: Half of EV owners want to switch back to gas vehicles

Bank of America: Housing market ‘stuck’ until at least 2026

ENGLAND: ‘Record’ number sleeping on streets of London

Walgreens plans major US store closures

POLL: 7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality

June 26th, 2024

DHS identifies 400 migrants smuggled into US by ISIS-affiliated network

June 25th, 2024

Pro-life song ‘I Was Gonna Be’ reaches fifth on iTunes’ most-listened-to country songs in the world

TEXAS: SWBTS accreditation warning continues for another 12 months

TENNESSEE: Fire wipes out church but not hope

Cake artist Jack Phillips undergoes third court case in 12 years defending religious freedom

June 24th, 2024

Baptist lawmaker restores Ten Commandments to Louisiana’s classrooms

San Francisco McDonald’s shutters after 30 years in latest casualty of $20 minimum wage

Planned Parenthood making $40 million election push on abortion

Praise band (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

Cup of need (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

Jonah project (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)

Pro-family group: Pandora’s Box’ of polyamory, child marriages possible under proposed California amendment

How Mike and Kelly Johnson keep family first

REPORT: Attacks on Christians in Israel surged in 2023

RUSSIA: Gunmen kill 15 police officers, several civilians including priest

June 21st, 2024

Louisiana’s Nix honored as minister’s wife with the Willie Turner Dawson Award

June 19th, 2024

First Bossier to host Generate Conference in 2025

NIGERIA: Islamic extremists kills three Christians

‘Star Wars’ spinoff pushing LGBT ideology panned by viewers, loved by critics

AAA survey: Interest in EVs on decline

Congressional Budget Office: Debt on pace to top $56 trillion in 10 years

June 18th, 2024

Italian PM stops G7 from promoting abortion, LGBT agenda

Biden executive action to protect 500,000 illegal immigrants from deportation