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LCU’s Tinsley thankful for how Lord has guided her path

By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Sonia Tinsley's life has been one filled with "eating her words." Tinsley said she never would get a Ph.D. after the exhaustion of going to graduate school at night to earn her master’s degree, after teaching school all day. But 20 years ago, she did just that. She also said she swore she never would run a marathon, despite the fact she had been active her entire life. But after she graduated from college, she started running and got hooked. “The Lord opened that door, too,” she said. “I said I’d never do one, and I’ve run three.” The chair of the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Louisiana Christian University, Tinsley said she is thankful that the Lord knows best because her plan didn’t include all that she has accomplished in her life. But that’s what “they” say about never saying never. It doesn’t stop what God has in store. Tinsley grew up in Dry Prong and attended Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, where she played basketball. It was there that she met her husband, Jason, while they were both students. They married in 1995, and Sonia began the life of a basketball coach’s wife. “College coaching is tough … [Read more...]

Landry’s Executive Order addresses illegal immigration in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La – Governor Jeff Landry signed an Executive Order focused on identifying, quantifying, and mitigating the adverse effects of illegal immigration in Louisiana. This order will require the head of every executive branch entity throughout the state of Louisiana to capture certain data in order to determine the costs the state is having to incur due to those entering our country illegally. “The cost of illegal immigration in this state is falling on the shoulders of hard-working Louisianans. This Executive Order will analyze data to determine the financial burden our citizens are being forced to carry because of those who do not follow the law,” said Governor Jeff Landry. “Louisiana will always welcome those who legally immigrate, but taxpayers cannot continue to foot the bill for individuals who break the law and skip the line.” To view Governor Landry’s Executive Order, please click HERE. … [Read more...]

ABOUT ELECTIONS: Our political engagement should glorify God

“The Screwtape Letters” is a fictional book by C.S. Lewis that portrays a perspective of how the enemy may operate. Throughout the book, Screwtape, who is meant to represent a demon, writes letters to his mentee, Wormwood. Lewis emphasized in the preface that “the devil is a liar,” and the book is meant to expose those lies. … [Read more...]