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June 14th, 2018

Brain eating amoeba found in Terrebonne Parish

Study: religious people live four years longer than atheists

US weekly jobless claims drop

Oregon pro-lifers fight to end taxpayer funding of abortion

Gallup poll: Americans’ support for abortion rights wanes

You can know truth by looking to God

Democratic House candidate pepper sprays himself to promote gun control

College football players can now play up to four games without burning a redshirt

Mike Pompeo sees ‘major’ progress on North Korean nukes in Trump’s first term

Volcano erupts in Guatemala burying town in ash

Ryan’s amnesty plan compromises Trump’s four pillars

One year after grievous gunshot wound, Steve Scalise takes the field

June 11th, 2018

Vice President Pence to address SBC

Abraham: Planned Parenthood covered up child sex abuse; calls for investigation

Atheist finds Refuge, peace with Christ

Alto Baptist celebrates organist’s 70 years of leading by serving

‘Refuge’ more than a place of safety at FBC Broussard

NOBTS’ door-to-door evangelism efforts lead six to Christ

Two-time Bassmaster Classic champion a fisher of men at Harvest event

Trust and partnership – a recovery program for the SBC

Vatican document suggest role for married priests, women

Pelosi: ‘Medicare for all’ if Dems win House

Twitter CEO caves into liberals, apologizes for eating Chick-fil-A

Sculpted head of mystery biblical king found in Israel

Trump approval ratings better than Obama, Reagan at same point in their presidencies

Liberals vie for control of SBC

#MeToo activists try to influence SBC agenda

MBTS, SEBTS, SBTS profs resign amid moral failure, spiritual issues, and silence

June 8th, 2018

Patterson: ‘I will not preach the convention sermon’

Love fund established for family of pastor killed by motorist

Louisiana Notables

Mabile helps Belle River become a pretty picture of church revitalization

Disaster Relief urges timely preps for hurricane season

Shumock on a ‘mission’ to build up church plants

Cajun DR team’s kindness helps lead Connecticut couple to Christ

June 7th, 2018

Racial reconciliation – the way forward

Sabine parish pastor hit, killed while jogging

More drivers killed under influence of drugs than alcohol

Liberals’ worst nightmare? A second Trump Supreme Court pick

Illegal immigrant children cost taxpayers $670 per day

Homeschooling surges as parents seek an escape from shootings

June 6th, 2018

Churches must abandon 600MHz wireless sound systems

Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief teams complete work on eight homes in LaPlace, Reserve

Report: 8 years of Obama vacations cost $85 million

Supreme Court to decide ‘how much’ education for special needs students

Nicole Dowers, Carlyss Community Church

Desired: God has not forgotten you

Houston pastors voice opposition to controversial LGBT ordinance

Projects, partnerships and a conference highlight LBCH board meeting

Is America anti-semitic?

Louisiana College three-day revival begins tonight

Mylan Stanley, Twin Bridges Baptist Church, Alexandria

The Growing Rate of Baptisms in Louisiana

Students with Louisiana ties graduate from seminaries, colleges

CBS fires Charlie Rose after 8 women claim sexual misconduct he calls ‘pursued shared feelings’

Parkland survivor: stop using sister to push gun control agenda

Louisiana’s John Kennedy among those voting to save net neutrality

Excavation efforts continue by NOBTS team, others in Israel

Solomon’s clear and simple message

LeBron James, Steph Curry collude to ensure NBA champ does not visit White House

Being Christian in Western Europe

What unites, divides urban, suburban and rural communities?

Pastor killed during lake baptisms

McConnell kills August recess to push through Trump’s judges

Crime rate in pot-friendly Colorado surges ahead of rest of country

June 5th, 2018

Has ‘climate change’ movement run its course?

‘Solo’ will lose $50 million in first loss for Disney’s Star Wars empire

Every story in world has one of six basic plots

Jobless rate reaches 48-year low

Apple releases ‘shaming’ app to reduce iPhone addiction

Younger evangelicals waver in support for Israel

Gay adoption fight looms after U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of baker

Zuckerburg may have lied to Congress

June 4th, 2018

US Supreme Court rules in favor of Colorado cake artist

American Airlines warns of fare increases if oil remains high

Jon Stewart comes to defense of Samantha Bee over vulgar Ivanka Trump comments

Venezuela’s exodus is leaving it without teachers, doctors and electricians

Utah truck driver stops man wrestling Wyoming trooper

Oklahoma officials unfazed after landing on California’s state-travel blacklist

Irish govt moves to block pro-life free speech after repealing pro-life amendment

Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts

Facebook sinking fast among US teens: survey

June 1st, 2018

VIDEO: Pence tells pastors, ‘Share the Gospel’

Coca Cola launches its first alcoholic drink

Denver shuts down boy’s lemonade stand for lack of permit

Church of England encourages transgender people to become priests

Theory of evolution setback: Study indicates 90 percent of earth species, including humans, came into being at same time

Tornado activity near record lows, hurricane season looks to be weaker, Greenland adds 600 billion tons of ice

Many Americans will forgo vacations this year

Unseen faces of opioid crisis belong to the elderly

Pot lobby heads to D.C. with lots of green seeking legalization

Supreme Court lets stand Arkansas’ abortion restrictions

May 31st, 2018

BRNow ‘Fact Check’ – A Response

Jesse Duplantis, Destrehan televangelist, seeks donations for $54 million jet

Louis Farrakhan issues Sunday call for an end to white men

Pompeii: New find shows man crushed trying to flee eruption

Home prices continued to rise this month

5G wireless service is coming and so are health concerns over the towers that support it

Backlash builds over New York Jets’ response to NFL Anthem policy

May 30th, 2018

Between the devil and the deep blue sea

The Value of Every Voice in the SBC

Update from digs in Tel Gezer/Tel Hadid/Sepphoris

Church of England seeks transgender priests in new ‘diversity drive’

High-protein diets may be harmful to men’s health

Russia’s opposition journalist Arkady Babchenko shot dead in Kiev

Supreme Court rejects appeal, allows Arkansas to enforce abortion restrictions

Elizabeth Warren praises communist China ‘long-term whole-of-government’ strategy

Disney tumbles as ‘Roseanne’ canceled, ‘Solo’ flops

Trump praises Kim Jong-un’s ‘solid response’ to letter, progress toward ‘expected summit’

Professional athletes, Incredible Hulk’s Lou Ferrigno to join Trump to promote sports

Netflix exec who brokered $50 million Obama deal was big donor

Robot chef cooks 300 burgers a day

May 29th, 2018

Report: Foundation sees increase in assets, donations

Louisiana Notables

Standing strong on God’s extravagant love

Irish pro-lifers vow to keep fighting: ‘With God’s help … we will rise again’

Trumps sees Congress buck tradition of legislative loafing, make significant progress on agenda

WYFF’s news crew dies after tree falls on vehicle in North Carolina

Fan shields JROTC member from rain in powerful photo

Paralyzed high school senior walks across stage for graduation

Crews searching for missing National Guardsman member among Ellicott City flood

Shooting and hostage standoff in Liege, Belgium, ends with 3 dead

Leader of failed MH370 wreckage hunt hopes to search again

Starbucks to close more than 8,000 stores for anti-bias training

May 25th, 2018

Leavell College surpasses 5,000 graduates during 25th anniversary commencement

NOBTS Graduation: ‘Jesus changes everything’

Retired DOMs hold reunion, remain active in Louisiana Baptist life

Four-day crusade nets 160 souls at First Haughton

Prayer and revival go hand in hand for two Harvest crusades

Trump appoints Tony Perkins to the USCIRF

May 24th, 2018

Planned Parenthood abortion license may be set back by Louisiana bill signing

NFL players reportedly already discussing new forms of protest after national anthem rule

He was suspended for wearing a Trump shirt. Now, he’s suing his Oregon school district

Colleges bend the rules for more students, give them extra help

Home values rise at fastest pace in 12 years

Security troops on US nuclear missile base took LSD

Uber shutting down self-driving operations in Arizona after fatal crash

Mr. President, please send the troops to Chicago

May 23rd, 2018

Hankins: the SBC presidential election

Abraham applauds proposed Title X rule change

Blast in Afghanistan leaves 16 dead, 38 wounded

US, South Korea work to keep North Korea summit on track

Illinoisans fleeing state due to high cost of living

Life ‘true source of America’s greatness,’ Trump tells pro-life gala

Nielsen: 29 million watched the royal wedding

Before final Indy 500, Danica Patrick gets Lego statue

Tomi Lahren assaulted — and even Kathy Griffin rises to her defense

Quadruplets all to join different branches of military

Orlando police testing Amazon’s real-time facial recognition