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Be sure to Vote -- 2nd Party Primary Elections, June 27.

Deadline - Register to vote in person, by mail, or at OMV Office: May 27.

Deadline - Register to vote via GeauxVote: June 6.

Early voting - June 12-20, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (excluding June 14, and June 19)

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Barna survey: AI becoming spiritual authority, even among practicing Christians

May 26, 2026

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Prominent church in east China demolished amid escalating crackdown

May 26, 2026

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LA Baptists named to SBC committees

May 26, 2026

By Baptist Message staff ORLANDO, Fla. (LBM) – Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley has named Louisiana Baptists to several committees ahead of the 2026 Annual Meeting, scheduled for June 9-10 in Orlando, Fla. TELLERS James Gardner, associate pastor, McClendon Baptist Church, West Monroe; Jacob Gardner, youth minister, Trinity Baptist Church, Pineville, Chad King, pastor, First Baptist Church, Anacoco, and Dale Lingenfelter, Louisiana Baptists’ associate executive director/chief financial officer COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES Karen Middleton, member, Jefferson Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, and Todd Strain, pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria REGISTRATION Ray Swift, Louisiana Baptists’ pastoral leadership director … [Read more...]

APOLOGETICS 101 (Part 5): Evidence of the Exodus

May 26, 2026

By Will Hall, Baptist Message executive editor ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – Many Bible crit­ics attack the historicity of the exodus by arguing that the royal records of ancient Egypt do not offer an official account about the 10 plagues, the escape of millions of slaves and the crushing loss of pharaoh’s elite chariot corps. However, these naysayers ignore the obvious -- that ancient rulers rarely docu­mented the failures of their leadership. Moreover, these same detractors also brush aside the glaring evidence of other sources that confirm many of the details of God’s deliver­ance of Israel from captivity in Egypt. Indeed, some of the most dramatic examples prove the deniers wrong about their claims that Israel never dwelt in Egypt and did not serve as slaves to build the Egyptian empire. First, the Papyrus Brooklyn 35.1446, which is described by historians as “one of the most important surviv­ing administrative documents from Egypt in the Middle Kingdom” (the timeframe just prior to the exodus) lists the names of 95 slaves, including 45 “Asiatics” (how the Hebrew peo­ple were described by Egyp­tians at that time). What researchers concluded from these entries about a trans­action (the sale or transfer of slaves) is that … [Read more...]

LBC President: Recommit to biblical cooperation

May 26, 2026

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) -- Louisiana Bap­tist Convention President Kirk Jones, pastor, Fellow­ship Church, Prairieville, reminded board members that they need to recom­mit themselves to princi­pals, practices and patterns that define the model for biblical cooperation. Drawing from 1 Corin­thians 16 and the example of the collection taken up for the saints in Jerusalem, Jones underscored that “we exist for the prop­agation of the Gospel” both at home and abroad, underlining the need to be intentional and sacrificial in our investment in win­ning souls. Moreover, Jones said the biblical model for co­operation is defined by: -- “accountable coop­eration” (a group of men delivered the offering to see firsthand the need); -- “humble leader­ship” (leaders who make themselves available to what God is doing in His Kingdom, and not create a necessity for their leader­ship); -- “strategic partnership” (planning and com­munication); -- “personal connec­tion” (not just passing through, but getting to­gether); -- “faith-filled availabil­ity” (“when God opens a door … walk through,” and develop a culture that en­courages steps of faith); -- “leadership elevation” … [Read more...]

EB President reminds board laborers needed for harvest

May 26, 2026

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) -- Executive Board President Tim Williams, pastor, Williams Boulevard Baptist Church, Kenner, reminded board members about the need for laborers for the harvest. Williams drew from his experience as a “mission­ary kid” in Liberia, West Africa, to explain an idiom used in that country, “I hold your foot.” “If you have something I want and you don’t want to share with me, I’m beg­ging you or pleading with you, by saying ‘I hold your foot.’” He added that if some­one needed relief from the chief or a judgment in their favor, they would get on their knees in front of the chief, hold his foot and say, “I beg you. I plead with you. I hold your foot.” Williams also explained that it is an expression of intense gratitude, when someone has done some­thing you didn’t deserve, something above and beyond what you could expect. “You would fall on your face before them, and you would hold their feet!” Sharing from Luke 10, Williams said Louisiana Baptists must fall at the feet of God and cry out. “I sometimes wonder if we throw ‘praying for the lost’ around pretty flip­pantly -- and praying for workers. We do pray but is it a deep desire?” he … [Read more...]

Horn: Be passionate about reaching Louisiana for Christ

May 26, 2026

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) -- In his executive board report, May 5, Louisiana Baptist Executive director Steve Horn highlighted the Convention’s vision statement – seek the lost, strengthen churches and support cooperative missions and ministries. SEEK THE LOST Horn said Louisiana Baptists baptized 8,984 new converts in 2025. This marks the fifth consecutive year of an increase in baptisms. “I want to continue to keep this before us and believe the Lord for at least 10,000 baptisms a year,” Horn said. “This is doable. We can do that, and with the Lord’s help, we will be seeing 10,000 baptisms I pray, even in this current reporting year. One of the things that we have been able to do to, I hope, is foster that kind of culture and foster that kind of environment.” STRENGTHEN CHURCHES -- Evangelism Strategist Kevin Ulmer has created a class for pastors on Evangelistic preaching; -- Baptist Collegiate Ministry students sowed Gospel seeds through GOLA (Go Louisiana) VBS in Louisiana and Wyoming (GOLA VBS is an LBC BCM emphasis that allows students to serve on teams who share God’s love through what is the largest evangelistic outreach of the year for many congregations); … [Read more...]

Report: Xi struggles to contain China’s Christian movement

May 20, 2026

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Study: More than half of what Americans eat is ultra-processed

May 20, 2026

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FDA shakes up leadership as pro-lifers hope for progress on abortion pill review

May 20, 2026

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Promise

By John Kyle, special to the Baptist Message   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (LBM) -- Some say, “cross my heart and hope to die.” Others say, “let’s pinky swear.” Many of the seasoned saints reading this will say a person’s word is all you need.   For newlyweds, the exchanging and wearing of rings and the repeating of … Read More

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