By Rebecca Holloway We were almost asleep the other night when Zach appeared in our room. He was crying uncontrollably. Stewart tried to find out the source of the sobbing. Zach sniffled, "I'm afraid of robbers!" We asked if he had watched or read something about that, but he just wasn't sure. My guess is that he had gone to sleep and had a nightmare that woke him up. He wound up coming into our room another time, still scared and wailing. Stewart finally had to distract him with a book to get him to go to sleep. For the rest of the night - which happened to be a Saturday night in which the preacher and his wife needed to sleep - we both kept thinking we heard Zach coming. If we didn't think we heard him, we were wondering if he was asleep or if he was still crying. One thing I have learned about fear in my life is that fear begats more fear. That is the enemy's favorite tactic against us who believe in Christ. He sends us down roads in our minds that we have no business being on. One fear leads to another fear, which leads to actions we would never take in normal circumstances. Reactions that are totally unlike us. And the next thing we know, we are swallowed up in things that are completely untrue as we know it at that … [Read more...]
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A tale of two religions: conquest or conversion?
By Ron F. Hale After the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, Christianity grew rapidly as inspired evangels left Jerusalem “gossiping the gospel” along the paved highways and trodden trails of the Roman world. Conversely, the spread of Islam was wildfire fast after the death of Muhammad in 632 A.D. Contrasting these two Abrahamic faiths will reveal that one grew by the spiritual conversion of individuals (especially within its first 300 years) while the other grew by the conquest of peoples and the confiscation of properties and possessions. By Conversion … Of Christianity, Bruce L. Shelley and R. L. Hatchett share in Church History In Plain Language (4th ed.) that it, “… began as a tiny offshoot of Judaism. Three centuries later it became the favored and eventually the official religion of the Roman Empire. Despite widespread and determined efforts to eliminate the new faith, it survived and grew. By the reign of Constantine (312-337), the first Christian emperor, there were churches in every large town in the empire and in places as distant from each other as Britain, Carthage, and Persia.” The New Testament declares that when the fullness of the time had come, Jesus came into a ripe and ready world. The Jewish … [Read more...]
Three LC freshmen from northwestern Louisiana make instant impact for Lady Wildcat softball
By Brad Welborn, Louisiana College sports information The first year of college can be a trying time for any freshman. For many, it is the first time away from the comforts of a home cooked meal at the end of the day, the familiar surroundings of family and friends, and of course, the laundry service. For three Louisiana College freshman softball players, the adjustment to college life has been a quick one, as they are already leaving their marks on Lady Wildcat softball. Taylor Hammock, Sami Walters, and Shea Smith have quickly become staples in the top half of the LC lineup. The shortstop, second baseman, and right fielder; all freshmen, all starting, all from the same area of northwest Louisiana. Hammock spent her high school years playing at Calvary Baptist in Shreveport, while Walters went to school just 17 miles away at North DeSoto in Stonewall. Smith was a little farther out at North Webster High School in Springhill but all three spent their high school careers crossing paths on the softball diamonds multiple times a season. The path to the starting lineup started for each in their first semester on campus with early morning workouts. “I can definitely say that we work hard and our coaches have a lot of … [Read more...]
Zackery: God breathes life in the face of hopelessness
By Message Staff PINEVILLE – In a time when suffering, darkness and desolation are rampant in today’s culture, there is hope God will do just as He did during the time of Ezekiel – bring life when there seems to be no hope. “There is hope, not because of any human being but because of the God of the universe can breathe life in your lungs in the midst of sufferings,” said Curtis Zackery during Louisiana College’s March 9 chapel service. “Maybe you’re praying there is a revival at your school and you’re starting to feel hopeless. We don’t have to feel hopeless because in the midst of dry desolation God can breathe life into your lungs.” Zackery, a youth evangelist from Franklin, Tenn., shared with students about how in Ezekiel 37, lifeless bones came alive in a valley of dry bones after Ezekiel asked if they can come alive again. Likewise, God can do the same today. “It is God who breaths the breath of life,” Zackery said. “There is a living God who wants to breathe life into your lungs. It has everything to do with the God of the universe seeing you in the midst of your desolation and dryness and saying I want to breathe life into your lungs.” Zackery’s message was part of a campus-wide revival, which began Tuesday, … [Read more...]
Cemetery for the Innocent at LC brings to light the plight of the unborn
PINEVILLE - A group of Louisiana College students brought to light the unborn though a one-day memorial on its campus. The Cemetery for the Innocent featured 600 flags scattered across the quad area Thursday, March 9. Each flag represented five lives aborted each year. Hannah Terrebonne, president of Louisiana College Students for Life, said while she believes many on campus are pro-life, the event painted a visual picture of the battle they face. "A lot of people here know about the issue but don't have a real picture of the magnitude of why we need to stand up," said Terrebonne, a senior and member of Gulf Coast Baptist Church in Galliano. "As a premed major, this is important to me because as a future physician the most important things are to preserve life. And as a Christian it's just as important to speak up for the unborn, elderly, kids in need of foster care and those needing adoption." Theressa Sanon, a sophomore at LC and member of Calvary Baptist Church in New Orleans, said the challenge she wants all of her classmates to take up is standing up for life. "An unborn child can change the world," Sanon said. "So it's sad that many kids get aborted in our country. If no one else speaks out, then the … [Read more...]
