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MBCH mourns passing of president, Juston Gates

April 23, 2026

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Cate excited to help churches make disciples

April 23, 2026

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – Matt Cate, discipleship pastor with Istrouma Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, has been tasked with a new mission: to champion discipleship on a state-wide level. Cate, whose first day as Louisiana Baptist Sunday school/discipleship strategist was April 20, said he is excited to work with churches toward the goal of helping others become disciples and then in turn make disciples. “My philosophy of discipleship is pretty much Matthew 5 to 10, where Jesus reached large groups with the Sermon on the Mount, and then also smaller groups with His disciples,” Cate told the Baptist Message. “One of the parts we often look over in discipleship is that Jesus eventually sends them out. And I am going to help Louisiana Baptists accomplish that.” The son of an Air Force master sergeant, Cate moved with his family around the country as a youngster. During a youth Bible study taught by his parents, Ed and Linda Cate, at Cannon Air Force Base chapel in Clovis, New Mexico, Cate trusted in Christ at age 10. He sensed a call to ministry nine years later while at a discipleship group at First Baptist Church, Bossier City. Six other young men in that group, too, … [Read more...]

LCU recognizes outstanding students at Honors Convocation

April 22, 2026

By LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) - Louisiana Christian University held its 65th annual Honors Convocation, April 21, and recognized the outstanding accomplishments of students in academics and athletics. “I am so thankful for the dedicated faculty and the talented students who put in so many hours and hours of work in order to win their awards,” said Henry Robertson, vice president for Academic Affairs. “This academic year has been an extraordinary one for student success. LCU has realized tangible results in every school and department.  The awards given at our ceremony this morning represent a harvest of bounty planted by the classes and experiences delivered this year in the educational process.” Student awards and recipients are listed below by department, including hometowns. Art Central Louisiana Ad Club Scholarship Award - Kyle LeJeune of Leesville Grady Harper Scholarship Award - Skyler Maples of New Iberia Thilo Steinschulte Scholarship Award - Victoria Gaspard of Many Athletics NAIA Student Athletes of the Year - Jessica Smith of Houston, Texas and Braden McLin of Livingston Business ACBSP Student Leadership Award - Chase Terrebonne of Kentwood Outstanding Graduating Senior in … [Read more...]

Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms, U.S. Appeals Court rules

April 22, 2026

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Evangelist killed after Gospel event in Uganda

April 22, 2026

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Mature pastor (Cartoon: Church of the Covered Dish)

April 22, 2026

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Summertime (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)

April 21, 2026

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‘America Reads the Bible’ kicks off in D.C. in record-breaking fashion

April 21, 2026

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Humanoid robot wins half-marathon in China, beats world record

April 21, 2026

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Gunman at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids kills Canadian woman, injures others

April 21, 2026

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Artemis II reminds all of us to look up

When NASA set a launch date for Artemis II all those months ago, there was no way of knowing that the world would be in desperate need of something so uniquely awe-inspiring. On a planet consumed by war, hate, tragedy, and lack, these astronauts are giving the human population a rare gift: the chance to focus on … Read More

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