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September 1st, 2017

Nine everyday habits that leave online users vulnerable

U.S. ban on Americans traveling to North Korea takes effect

Pro-life group raises $150,000 after liberals cut off funding

Supreme Court set to decide future freedom of California baker

Tebow planning to play for Mets in 2018

FDA approves breakthrough gene therapy for childhood leukemia

American obesity report: 1 in 3 adults are beyond overweight

Kenyan court scraps presidential vote, Kenyatta calls for calm

J.J. Watt’s fundraiser for Houston passes $15M in donations

LC football player springs into action to help Harvey victims

Churches’ ‘pack-a-purse’ drive ministers to women

Lafayette youngster, family return the love, generosity to Harvey victims

GuideStone offers tips for churches, ministries damaged in wake of Hurricane Harvey

August 31st, 2017

Louisiana Baptist churches appear to have escaped damage from Harvey

Denham Springs church teams up with Cajun Navy for boat rescues of nearly 200 in Texas

Times of prayer preceding Delta, LaSalle association evangelistic rallies

August 30th, 2017

Carey Baptist Association issues urgent call for volunteers at shelter for Harvey evacuees

746 SBC churches flooded in Texas, LBC disaster relief teams ready to respond

North Korea fires missile over Japan, causing alarm, provoking rebuke

Louisiana Baptist churches established as collection sites for Harvey relief

Muslims, Christians sue far-left Southern Poverty Law Center for ‘hate group’ labels

U Maryland to stop playing state song because of ‘ties’ to Confederacy

Tennessee lawmakers to consider removal of bust of KKK leader from Capitol

Cajun navy volunteers met by looters’ gunfire

Scientists discover lost languaages at Egyptian monastery

Losing sleep leads to risky decisions

Denmark targets deep cuts to reduce world’s biggest tax burden

Mainstream media politicize Harvey, blame global warming, mock GOP

AMC’s ‘Preacher’ episode blasphemes Jesus with graphic sex scene

AMC’s ‘Preacher’ applies to film in New Orleans in 2018

A response to Hurricane Harvey

August 29th, 2017

Harvey headed for Lake Charles, Alexandria; donations for Harvey relief: louisianabaptists.org

Donate now to Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts

‘Weary’ woman finds rest, then baptism at Blood River Baptist

August 28th, 2017

AG Landry, Lt. General Boykin to lead Louisiana pastors’ rally

GBO funds help plant first evangelical congregation ever in Plaucheville

Renewal weekend set for African American pastors

Texas school suspends use of’Dixie notes’ in teams’ fight song

NFL legend Jim Brown on Colin Kaepernick: ‘I don’t desecrate my flag’

Feds to limit visas from four nations that won’t take back citizens deported by U.S.

3,700-year-old tablet shows Babylonians, not Greeks, invented trigonometry

78 percent of Americans live ‘paycheck-to-paycheck’

Once again, Chick-fil-A dominates fast-food competitors in ‘customer satisfaction’

Security detail disciplined for bringing women to hotel while prepping for VP’s visit to Panama

Transgender students win separate legal battles with help of liberal St. Paul ‘human rights ordinance,’ pressure from Obama court appointee

Louisianans tell the ‘real’ story of Bonnie & Clyde at Gibsland museum

August 27th, 2017

Texans facing ‘unprecedented rainfall and flooding’ from Harvey; worst yet to come

August 26th, 2017

PreTeen Invasion encourages students to build foundation on Christ

August 25th, 2017

Lemoine tabbed to direct Cenla’s first pro-life pregnancy center

Michael Evans to be nominated for LBC second vice president

Religious freedom must be a foreign policy priority

Does God love you and want to save you?

Louisuiana Notables

Confederate monuments, Charlottesville, and contemporary culture

Have smartphones destroyed a generation?

Parents sign pledge to wait until 8th grade to give kids smartphones

NJ school disbands football team: Leading edge of a much larger iceberg?

STUDY: Minimum wage hike would kill jobs in liberal DC suburb

Planned Parenthood funded by sale of sex toys

Wall Street banks warn downturn is coming

White House sets rules for military transgender ban

Move to electric cars ignores infrastructure shortfalls

Hillary Clinton to become a Methodist pastor?

Louisianans celebrate ‘music roots’ at Abita Springs Opry

Chinese national arrested in connection with U.S. cyberattacks

Report: Russian bombers flew mission over Korean peninsula

Solar eclipse breaks NASA’s web-viewing records

Ancient tablet may show earliest use of this advanced math

Rise in U.S. business spending bolsters economic outlook

Coach loses appeal to pray in public

Trump: Military has 6 months to prepare for transgender ban

California first-grader sent to principal’s office for misgendering classmate

August 24th, 2017

Amazon lays out its Whole Foods strategy, including cutting some prices at stores

Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers on mission near South Korea, Japan

Hollywood braces for continued August slowdown

Study: men taking vitamins B6 and B12 could increase risk of lung cancer

Sears to shutter another 28 locations, as same-store sales tumble 11.5 percent

August 23rd, 2017

Man arrested shortly after allegedly trying to break into New Beulah Baptist Church

Cenla churches team up to dish out food, Bibles at LSU-A BCM lunch

Want to learn to pray? Just follow the pattern of Jesus

U.S. warns citizens about traveling to Mexico’s Cancun and Los Cabos as violence surges

Typhoon Hato shuts down markets in Hong Kong

New North Korea photos reveal hidden details of missile program

WOW Air, known for $99 Europe fares, adds four new U.S. cities

Elon Musk reveals first official photo of SpaceX space suit

Walmart dives into voice-activated shopping with Google

Verizon raises price, changes features of unlimited plan

Hulu bringing back iconic ‘TGIF’ show lineup in September

August 22nd, 2017

Karges-Bone cites learning strategies of educating children living below poverty level at LC faculty workshop

New U.S. penalties on Chinese, Russian firms over North Korea

Study: Benefits of close friendship in high school last for years

Feel-good Hallmark Channel booming in ratings

Eclipse displays ‘God’s glory,’ astronomers say

Billionaire moguls to race in outer space

Three boys rescued from rubble in Italian earthquake

Carey Association chainsaw team removes tree, shares Christ with Lake Charles homeowner

August 21st, 2017

Marijuana tied to hypertension risk

Most expensive high school stadium ever built ready for season opener in Katy, Texas

Millions flock towns in path of total eclipse

As solar eclipse reaches totality, Bonnie Tyler sings hit tune ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ during cruise

Cenla Pregnancy Center to announce new director, opening date during news conference Friday

Living unashamed for Christ topic for Liberty’s $16,500 scholarship essay contest

August 18th, 2017

LC announces new degree, online options

August 17th, 2017

Study: Date nights important for healthy relationships

With Amazon looming, Walmart touts surging online grocery sales

MoviePass offering unlimited plan to watch new movies in theaters for $10 a month

Florida prisons — all of them — on lockdown

U.S. and Japan warn North Korea of consequences if it attacks first

Barcelona stunned by deadly van attack on Las Ramblas

August 16th, 2017

Gulf Coast Baptist Association Crusade preparing for harvest of souls

Forty years after Elvis’ death, some upset Graceland charging $28 for visit to his grave

Smartphone separation anxiety is growing problem, says scientist

Los Angeles County leaders greenlight effort to pay homeowners to house the homeless

Teen drug overdose death rate climbs 19 percent in one year

Lack of sleep tied to higher risk of diabetes in kids

Tim Tebow greets grandmother, gives her ‘biggest smile she’s had since her stroke’

August 15th, 2017

LC ‘welcoming committee’ rolls out red carpet for incoming freshmen

Martin: Workplace, community is a mission field

GuideStone launches new fund that offers diversification aiming to address increased market volatility

Iranian president threatens to revitalize nuclear program

U.S. retail sales post biggest increase in seven months

U.S. alcohol use disorders jump 50 percent in 10 years

Anti-Trump fanatic charged with shooting Republican neighbor twice in the head

Archaeologists may have found Bethsaida, hometown of Peter, Andrew and Philip

August 14th, 2017

How to bless those around you

Georgia pregnancy care center asking for prayers after pro-abortion groups attempt shut down

College student jailed for registering dead Democrats

Wal-Mart winning against Amazon on Wall Street

Energy drinks may put young adults at substance abuse risk

133 percent leap in children admitted to ER for marijuana, study finds

Scientists find what they think is largest volcanic region on Earth hidden in Antarctica after student’s idea

China bans North Korea iron, lead, coal imports as part of U.N. sanctions

Burkina Faso terror attack kills 20, government says

Lack of school bus drivers plagues the nation

August 12th, 2017

2,568 Brazilians added to the Kingdom

Evangelist Bill Britt: 40 years of sowing Gospel seeds yield Kingdom harvests

August 11th, 2017

Fourteen say ‘yes’ to Jesus on final day of Kids camp

Prayer vigil planned Saturday at state capitol building

Louisiana Baptist Foundation reports good news for investments

It’s hard to imagine state cooperative ministries without GBO

The superb right and tragic wrong of the SBC Alt-Right resolution

Enjoy life with your true love

Jay Johnston to be nominated for LBC first vice president

Louisiana Notables

August 10th, 2017

Filthy language a real obstacle for many moviegoers

Chile’s Parliament passes bill legalizing some abortions

Postal Service loss widens to over $2 billion as revenue declines

Japan ready to protect Guam, defense minister says

LGBT advocates praise Disney preschool cartoon for featuring lesbian moms

Vegetarians twice as likely to be depressed as meat-eaters