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August 6th, 2024

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
Holy boldness
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

June 17th, 2024

Baptisms mark launch of FBC Moss Bluff’s second campus
SBC EC declines transparency motions

June 14th, 2024

Messengers approve four recommendations on how to deal with churches’ ‘friendly cooperation’
4,000-year-old ‘palace’ with maze-like walls found on Crete
Gallup poll: Support for “pro-choice” position on abortion drops 3 percent
Seminary rule (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Let my people go (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
SCOTUS rejects challenge to FDA’s abortion pill deregulation
Study: Most people will grow out of transgenderism within 5 years
Pew survey: 72% of U.S. high school teachers say cellphone distraction is major problem in classroom
Israeli archaeologists find 400,000-year-old stone tools made of flint
Alabama native Ingram retiring to Mississippi after 16 years of Louisiana ministry
Louisiana Notables
Quitman Baptist RA wins national Pinewood Derby at SBC
FBC Baton Rouge to celebrate 150th anniversary
SBC HIGHLIGHTS: Southern Baptists conduct business, enjoy fellowship, share the Gospel
Crossover yields 185 decisions for Christ
Louisiana Baptist Convention baptisms soar 31 percent

June 10th, 2024

‘Crescent City Worship’ releases live worship album

June 7th, 2024

Conversations with 2024 SBC presidential candidates

June 6th, 2024

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Louisiana Christian seeking next president of the university

June 4th, 2024

POLL: Majority of middle class say they struggle financially

May 30th, 2024

Protect women’s sports from transgender ‘inclusion’