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March 11th, 2024

Wrestling event coming to Louisiana Christian University March 14
Proliferating ‘news’ sites spew AI-generated fake stories
More Americans treating their 401(k)s like cash machines
STUDY: 47 percent of parents still financially support adult children
Experts warn of expanding warrantless surveillance of Americans
ISRAEL: Netanyahu says at least 13,000 ‘terrorists’ among Palestinians killed
HAITI: US military evacuates staff, adds security at embassy
Jesus said ‘no one will snatch them out of my hand’

March 10th, 2024

Former LC interim president, past LBC president Bud Traylor passes

March 8th, 2024

LCU President Rick Brewer announces retirement
Louisianans among special guests at State of Union address

March 6th, 2024

DOJ ends investigation without filing charges against SBC

March 4th, 2024

TEXAS: Tens of thousands of cattle perish in wildfire
HAITI: 4,000 inmates break out of prison
MEXICO: Cartel gunmen use land mines, drones to kill four soldiers
SAUDI ARABIA: Executions surge under reign of crown prince
Humanoid robots at Amazon provide glimpse of automated workplace
Skyrocketing costs driving cheeseburger prices up — and restaurant owners out

March 1st, 2024

KENNER: Illegal alien arrested for knifepoint rape of minor
LCU revival: 15 students accept Christ
Christianity Today’s left-wing politics revealed by staff’s donations to Democrats, 2015-2022
STUDY: Half of college grads are working jobs that don’t use their degrees
Jeff Iorg named SBC EC presidential candidate
Sermon thoughts (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Unexpected cancelled meeting (Cartoon: Fletch)
Bible choices (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
JAPAN: Fewest births, drops in marriage imperil country’s future
US: Millennials set to benefit from $90T transfer of wealth from elders in next 20 years

February 29th, 2024

Louisiana Christian University to host spring Career Fair
DC: White House to probe national security risks of Chinese ‘smart cars’
TEXAS: AG sues Pornhub for failing to verify age of users
Missouri House approves measure to defund Planned Parenthood abortion business
STUDY: Ultra-processed food linked to 32 harmful effects to health

February 28th, 2024

LCU welcomes Zigarelli as God in the Workplace speaker March 11
Theatre Louisiana Christian presents ‘Reckless’ by Craig Lucas
Bronze age settlement found in Switzerland
Lower automobile prices finally giving Americans a break
SURVEY: Spiritual renewal needed to heal fragmented US
POLL: Half of Americans support 16-week abortion ban to protect babies
Canadian school board removes document linking Christianity, education with ‘white supremacy’
NEPAL: Pastor seeks to change prison term into fine
US: Economy grew 3.2 percent in fourth quarter
Forum: Student leaders encouraged to develop discipleship strategy for seniors
RA Congress to ride in the ‘fast lane’

February 27th, 2024

LCU spring revival: Fream urges students to stay strong in spiritual battle

February 26th, 2024

Media, PR students, department take top awards for LCU at SEJC
The ‘I’ in ideology can be deadly!
Penton named Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center director
Cook reflects on 19 years as compassion leader

February 23rd, 2024

Multi- denominational, multi-ethnic pulpit swap unifies CENLA pastors
Louisiana Notables

February 22nd, 2024

LCU students earn awards at 2024 National Religious Broadcasters Convention
LCU names former Wildcat star football player as head coach
Louisiana Christian to hold spring revival next week
Teen Girl Retreat: Discover God’s treasures

February 21st, 2024

SBC EC delays decisions about two transparency motions by SBC messengers
SBC EC announces that an ‘excellent’ presidential candidate ‘is emerging’
TENNESSEAN: New SBC nonprofit would administrate clergy sexual abuse ‘crisis,’ still no abuser database
TEXAS: SBC, Acts 29 pastor accused of sexually abusing a boy
Jonah auditions (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Facebook revelation (Cartoon: Fletch)
Hard truth (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

February 20th, 2024

LCU hosts free ACT prep for area high schoolers
LCU to hold Spring Preview Day March 9
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’
SURVEY: Gen Z treating employers like bad dates
PAKISTAN: Christian sentenced to life under blasphemy law
REPORT: Church attacks increase 800 percent in six years
National MS Society fires 90-year-old volunteer over ‘pronoun’ controversy

February 19th, 2024

Investigation underway of substance left on envelope at Cypress Baptist
Louisiana Christian University participates in Rural STEM Day
2024 National Collegiate Summit scheduled for May 1-3 in Tennessee

February 17th, 2024

Rhonda Kelley remembered as gracious first lady, women’s ministry champion

February 16th, 2024

LCU’s Psi Chi chapter celebrates 75 years

February 15th, 2024

Louisiana Baptists among state’s longest married couples
LCU named Military Friendly school
The Benham Brothers named keynote speakers for Dr. Maggie Martin Marketplace Leadership Summit

February 14th, 2024

MISSOURI: One dead, nine injured in shooting at Chiefs’ victory parade
NRF: Valentine’s Day spending estimated to reach $26 billion
Biometrics (human traits) are keys to next level of security systems
PAKISTAN: Muslim gunmen kill 14-year-old Christian boy
D.C.: US House impeaches Biden’s top border official
CALIFORNIA: Democrat congresswoman calls for $50 federal minimum wage

February 13th, 2024

‘Hallow’ prayer app Super Bowl ad breaks record: ‘Glory to God’
Study could impact all classrooms: Handwriting creates more brain connectivity than typing
NEW DATA: Married people far happier than unmarried
JOEL OSTEEN: Lakewood terrorist was transgender, pro-Palestine
A squandered life

February 12th, 2024

Sunday storms produce high winds, hail in parts of state
BARNA STUDY: 39 percent of Christians are not discipling others
AI impacts white-collar jobs, few industries immune
TEXAS: Suspect killed, two injured in Lakewood Church shooting
NEVADA: Mahomes praises God after Super Bowl win
PAKISTAN: Christians tortured, forced to recite Islamic creed

February 10th, 2024

Louisiana Baptist churches ‘shine’ Christ’s light to special needs guests
‘Experiencing God’ author Henry Blackaby dies

February 8th, 2024

‘A secret life’: New Panthers head coach (and Christian) Dave Canales’ book about his marriage is an eye-opener
NLBA prayer gathering: Seek God for revival
Students equipped to share the Gospel at CEC

February 7th, 2024

Lemonade stand chatter (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids)
More depth (Cartoon: Fletch)
Smiling face (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Riley Gaines slams ‘insufferable’ trans activists mocking Bethany Hamilton at library event
Ford could get 50 percent more profit without EVs
Credit card debt increases by $50 billion to new record high
ESPN, Fox and Warner team up to create sports streaming platform

February 6th, 2024

Life March Central: Here for her

February 5th, 2024

Mississippi House passes bill to help improve maternal mortality, infant mortality
Darryl Strawberry shares stories of sin, redemption and ‘Hall of Faith’
Speaker Johnson to introduce ‘clean’ Israel aid package
Wisdom and the will of God

February 2nd, 2024

Merit-based hiring ‘unfair’ – American Psychological Association

February 1st, 2024

BAPTIST NEWS GLOBAL: ‘NAMB hires a Presbyterian Calvinist to lead urban church planting’
House passes bill for expanded child tax credit
Terrorists kill five Christ followers in Nigeria
FBI director: Chinese hackers determined to ‘wreak havoc’
Mike Johnson warns of global threats to religious freedom, calls on Biden to protect Uyghurs

January 31st, 2024

DeQuincy High senior awarded LCU’s 2024 Smith Scholarship
Hallow Christian prayer app to launch its first-ever Super Bowl commercial

January 30th, 2024

Wear red and work out: LCU to promote cardiovascular health in February
Southeast Louisiana Pregnancy Center for Women and Children celebrates grand opening
Hymn sing to benefit Cenla BCMs

January 29th, 2024

Spoiling the script of cultural Marxists
LCU’s Chou says experience enhances teaching immeasurably
Discipleship to be focus of LCU’s first C3 of 2024
QB Brock Purdy leads 49ers to Super Bowl: ‘Win or lose I’m going to glorify God’
Evangelism conversation (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)
Rejected (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark)
Call from pastor (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
Baptists in Eastern Europe serving God in the midst of war
POLL: Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes

January 26th, 2024

NCAA mocks female athletes with trans policies
Kelly: Pastors must deal with personal pain
Billingsley talks medical battles, safeguarding his Christian character
SBC CP down, designated giving up for month, year
Advisory panel urges churches to submit their insurance profiles
Louisiana Notables
ECON 2024: Share Christ with the world

January 25th, 2024

US economy grew at surprisingly strong 3.3 percent in Q4
China’s EV players ramp up competition with Tesla using new tech
1924 newspaper predicted what life would be like today – here’s what it got right and horribly wrong
OHIO: Pastor, two sons he tried to save die holding hands in house fire
CALIFORNIA: In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to wave of car break-ins, robberies
Gary Graham’s Daughter: ‘He loved the Lord with every bit of his heart. He couldn’t wait to meet Jesus’

January 24th, 2024

LA Times slashes more than 20 percent of newsroom staff as it confronts ‘financial crisis’
Former pop star shares abortion regret: ‘I have a Grammy but none of it will bring my children back’
POLL: 80 percent of American voters support Israel; 20 percent support Hamas
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
Hulk Hogan thanks God after saving teen from overturned car
Joe Biden thumbs nose at Catholic Church in election year