By Martha Bailey I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed lots of quality time with your family and friends. While many people will have a “holly jolly Christmas,” the holidays for many are something to be dreaded. They are hurting and lonely and can’t wait for January 2 when things return to normal–whatever that is. Waylon and I had a very quiet day Thursday because it worked out best for our family to celebrate Thanksgiving on Friday. Our parents made us miserable on holidays because of their unrealistic expectations so I vowed not to do that to my children. So, Thursday was a football day and an extra prep day. (What woman can’t use an extra day to get ready, right?) All throughout the day a friend kept popping into my mind. Finally, around 9 Thursday evening I decided to email her. (I’ve learned through the years to recognize that repetitive thoughts like these are Holy Spirit-driven. Far too many times I have dismissed these thoughts, but this time I didn’t). This is what I sent: Shea, You have come to my mind at least four times today. Each time I thought about how tough the holidays are for you. Just wanted you to know I’ve prayed for you. The next day I received this reply: Thank you … [Read more...]
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By J. Gerald Harris I think most of us can agree that the recent presidential election was characterized by vitriolic barbs, hurtful accusations, flawed candidates, faulty predictions and for many a surprising result. What is even more surprising is that Republican presidential candidate, Donald John Trump, got 81 percent of the white evangelical vote. The Washington Post reported, “Exit polls show white evangelical voters voted in high numbers for Donald Trump, 81-16 percent. That’s the most that have voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 2004, when they overwhelmingly chose President George W. Bush by a margin of 78-21 percent. Their support for Trump will likely be seen as part of the reason the GOP candidate performed unexpectedly well in Tuesday’s election.” Farai Chideya, writing for The Post, added, “In Georgia, for example, preliminary exit polls show that Trump won 88 percent of white evangelical voters, compared with 6 percent for Clinton. The demographic makes up a third of the state’s voters.” It is difficult to say why Trump found such support from white evangelicals, because many had questioned his values. In the end, however, there were four issues that likely won over the … [Read more...]
Bible distribution at Natchitoches cancelled for Dec. 3
Officials have cancelled the Send the Light evangelistic outreach event planned for Dec. 3 during the Natchitoches Christmas Festival because of expected inclement weather. Louisiana Baptists Evangelism Associate Keith Manuel told the Baptist Message the Weather Channel is forecasting a 100 percent chance of rain. Participants had hoped to distribute Bibles to as many as 100,000 people who were expected to attend this year. … [Read more...]
