Archive

January 21st, 2021

Bible sales surge as many turn to Good Book during COVID turmoil

Trump to start a new political party?

NBA to enforce rules forbidding hugs, handshakes with midcourt security

Did shutting down outdoor dining contribute to California’s COVID-19 surge?

Netflix subscribers soar past 200 million member milestone

President Biden readies sweeping rollback of Trump-era abortion crackdown

Transgender ‘woman’ named Assistant Secretary of Health

LACOSBE aligns with Conservative Baptist Network

January 20th, 2021

LC alum, wife aid students with scholarships, support LC with gift annuity

Congregations unite to rebuild Union Baptist Church

January 19th, 2021

Another study shows ‘no clear significant’ benefit to lockdowns

Fox News viewership plummets: first time behind CNN and MSNBC in two decades

More dumbing down: College Board cuts SAT essay section, subject tests

Tim Tebow releases children’s book to share Christ with kids

Mass murder: 750 killed at Ethiopian church said to contain Ark of the Covenant

French politicians: Twitter’s Trump ban shocking – big tech a ‘threat’ to democracy

Tioga WR Christman commits to Louisiana College

Gambling loses big in Louisiana, revenue slump forces layoffs

Autistic Louisiana teen dies after deputies sat on him

Webster-Claiborne church reopens as community ministry hub

LC named ‘Top 30 Christian College’

NLBA ‘Call to Prayer’ slated for Jan. 31

January 18th, 2021

ULM students now share Christ, not just room

Student night opens ECON 2021, Jan. 24

January 16th, 2021

With 69,071-acre purchase, Bill Gates among Louisiana’s largest landowners

January 15th, 2021

ERLC’s Moore asks Trump to resign

Louisiana Notables

Georgia Pastor Mike Stone to be nominated for SBC president

Louisiana Right to Life: COVID-19 vaccines and abortion

Pro-life marches planned for eight locations, Jan. 23

January 14th, 2021

Julia Letlow announces run for 5th Congressional District

January 13th, 2021

Target: Same-store sales up 17 percent during holidays

New face mask ventilates air, amplifies voice

As tech giants censor conservatives, private messaging app, Signal, gains 1.3M downloads

World’s largest cruise lines delay sailing until May

Supreme Court: FDA can limit telemed abortions

Vice President Pence quotes the Bible and asks for everyone to come together as he writes he will not invoke the 25th Amendment

Amite native, Alabama WR DeVonta Smith thanks God after MVP performance

January 12th, 2021

Edwards extends modified Phase 2 for at least four more weeks

Missouri is first abortion-free state!

Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old church near site where Jesus was betrayed

Duke, UNC study finds low rates of in-school COVID transmission

Strange FM waves, similar to radio bandwidth, discovered coming from one of Jupiter’s moons

Chinese officials blame missionaries, native Christians for COVID resurgence

U.S. expected to require Covid-19 tests for all international visitors

January 9th, 2021

Richey Baptist worship center heavily damaged by fire

January 5th, 2021

CNN’s Chris Cuomo mocks Marco Rubio’s faith: ‘Mr. Bible Boy’ has ‘Bible quote for every moment’

Home prices are rising faster in the middle of the U.S. as Covid drives people away from coasts

U.S. House swears in 45 new pro-life members

NCAA men’s basketball tournament to be played entirely in Indiana

LA County ambulance crews told not to transport COVID-19 patients with little chance of survival

Report: China’s communist government increasing pressure against church in Hong Kong

COVID-19: Boris Johnson announces new national lockdown for England

January 4th, 2021

Children’s Home seeks applicants for ministry opening

Nearly 300 respond to Christ amid 2020 DR response

ECON 2021 slated for Summer Grove in Shreveport

Pastor baptizes seven in Dry Creek

Temple Baptist helps relieve $3.2 million of medical debt

Louisiana Notables

Survey: Most Americans are ditching traditional New Year’s resolutions for 2021

Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2020, killing 42.6 million people

Rep. Cleaver ends opening prayer for new Congress: ‘Amen and awoman’

Texas church shooting leaves pastor dead, 2 others wounded

Maduro plans to fully digitize Venezuela’s failed socialist economy

December 31st, 2020

Airplane makes emergency landing at AEX due to bomb scare

LSU prof sounds alarm on Critical Race Theory

Seminary presidents’ statement against CRT draws criticism from African American pastors, others

ERLC shifts stance on federal embryonic stem cell lines

December 30th, 2020

Donald Trump, Michelle Obama most admired in 2020

December 29th, 2020

Congressman-elect Letlow succumbs to COVID-19

December 28th, 2020

Lord, that’s not how we do things!

Ancient snack stall uncovered in Pompeii, revealing bright frescoes and traces of 2,000-year-old street food

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ scores highest box office opening of the pandemic

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

‘I am with you always’: Nashville pastors share messages of God’s hope, promise after Christmas bombing

New COVID-19 cases, deaths in U.S. fall to lowest levels in weeks

December 24th, 2020

How NORAD accidentally began tracking Santa in 1955

December 23rd, 2020

In Louisiana, combined losses from Laura, Delta top $5 billion

December 22nd, 2020

The gifts of the wise men

December 19th, 2020

Gallup: Frequent church attendees report better mental health amid pandemic

Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since summer

Scores of women sue Pornhub parent MindGeek for $80M over ‘sex trafficking’ videos

Nearly 700.000 Californians have moved to Texas in last decade

Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light

Hindus beat pastor in India, threaten to sacrifice him to false god over Bible tracts

December 18th, 2020

Despite 2020’s challenges, we can be confidently thankful this Christmas

LBC church planting moves ahead despite pandemic

December 15th, 2020

Music minister Ken Fryer passes away at 56

Pastor Rod Masteller passes, leaving legacy of faith and family

Leap for joy at Christ’s birth!

December 14th, 2020

LBC’s Horn ‘thrilled’ appeals court allows state to defund Planned Parenthood

6th US Circuit panel’s ruling supports Louisiana’s ‘Jacob’s Law’

Louisiana’s Barrett key to SCOTUS ruling against shutdown of NY churches

Skills of a church planter – practicing financial integrity

2020 time of triumph during much tragedy

December 11th, 2020

Angola Prison pastor set free!

MBC: ERLC declares in federal court that hierarchy governs SBC churches

December 10th, 2020

NWBC’s Adams: GCR put SBC on downward path with shift to ‘top-down control’

TBC, SBC EC leaders rebuke ERLC about false federal court filing

TBC’s Davis: Despite ERLC’s claims, there is absolutely no ‘hierarchy’ in SBC

December 9th, 2020

LC president releases holiday CD to support student scholarships

December 8th, 2020

Biden selects Xavier Becerra, prosecutor of pro-life activists, to lead HHS

Gallup: Americans’ mental health sinks to new low

Covid-19 test results in fewer than 30 minutes with smartphone app

Tim Tebow becomes part-owner of hockey team

Drug deaths soar during pandemic

110,000 restaurants close, industry in ‘free fall’

Christian persecution on the rise amid COVID pandemic this Christmas

Christmas tree-lighting in Bethlehem a muted, virtual event

UK patient becomes first in world to receive Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine

December 7th, 2020

YEC smaller and multi-site, but impact unchanged

December 5th, 2020

MBC: In violation of SBC Constitution, BF&M, ERLC claims ‘hierarchy’ with 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

TBC executive asks ERLC to correct false federal court filing

December 3rd, 2020

Billy Burkett, pastor for more than seven decades, passes away at 90

Reflections at the loss of a missionary son

Rep.-elect Burgess Owens, NFL retireee, touts GOP’s ‘Freedom Force’ to oppose AOC’s ‘Squad’

Study: U.S. COVID cases began as early as December 2019

Majority of COVID funds for small businesses went to large companies

Report: N. Koreans being reached with Gospel despite persecution

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine judged safe for use in UK as early as next week

Swingers are COVID positive after NOLA orgy billed as ‘convention’

December 2nd, 2020

Abortions drop to lowest levels since Roe v. Wade as more babies are saved

Online sales reach $10.8 billion on Cyber Monday, the biggest U.S. e-commerce day ever

Study: More than one-third of children with COVID-19 show no symptoms

Archaeologists believe they’ve unearthed Jesus’s childhood home

Pence tells governors coronavirus vaccine distribution could begin in two weeks

‘Biblical mandate.’ California churches ready to defy Newsom after Supreme Court ruling

Leaked documents reveal China’s mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19

December 1st, 2020

Memorial service for Carlos Meza set for Friday

‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna’s vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19

Factory churns out germ-zapping robots that kill COVID-19 virus in hospitals and hotels

‘America the Beautiful’ is White House theme for Christmas

‘Pandemic’ is named as 2020’s Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster

Franklin Graham: God has ‘softened hearts,’ more people receiving Christ during COVID-19

Supreme Court rules against Cuomo’s coronavirus limits — with Barrett playing key role

Supreme Court passes on case of Louisiana pastor defying governor’s COVID order

November 27th, 2020

5th US Circuit Court of Appeals rules against NAMB

November 24th, 2020

State returns to Phase 2, but churches remain at 75 percent capacity

Burrows out for season, but remains Bengal franchise’s future

Qantas restricts international travel to COVID-vaccinated passengers

US home price gains accelerate as pandemic shakes up housing

New Mexico governor admits Thanksgiving bans unenforceable

$169 billion for 29,000 lives? Study assesses cost-benefits of US shutdowns

Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates as second-richest man in world

Thanksgiving meal cost lowest since 2010 — unless ordering out

Federal appeals court rules Tennessee can ban Down syndrome abortions

November 23rd, 2020

Former pastor seeks gift of life from liver donor

November 19th, 2020

CENLA Pregnancy Center donates to two Lake Charles centers