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Louisiana College hosts 5th Annual God in Workplace March 22nd

By Elizabeth Christian, LCNews PINEVILLE, La. (LCNews)– Best-selling author Jay Richards will address “Money, greed and God: the Christian case for free enterprise” during Louisiana College’s annual God in the Workplace series March 22. Richards, an assistant research professor in The Busch School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., is the 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award winner who has written numerous books including “God & Evolution,” “The Privileged Planet,” and “The Human Advantage.” “Louisiana College’s 5th Annual God in the Workplace Lecture Series brings to the forefront the significance of the intersection of Faith and Work,” LC President Rick Brewer said in a news release. “As God’s workmanship (Ephesians 2:10) we understand the role of the Christ follower in the marketplace is to be a wise and faithful steward of people, projects, time and resources. Jay Richards will effectively challenge and encourage participants to better understand the need to be equipped with an apologetic which ‘contends for the Faith’ (Jude 3) in the midst of a turbulent time.” Richards noted that “free enterprise and business are often blamed for all manner of social ills. Like all … [Read more...]

Edwards calls for day of prayer for those lost to COVID-19 March 14

By Baptist Message staff BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked Louisianans to join him on Sunday, March 14, to pray and remember those in the state who have died from COVID-19. “Sunday marks a year since the first confirmed COVID-19 death in Louisiana, and, sadly, there are thousands of empty seats at churches, Sunday dinners, family celebrations, homes, businesses and schools all across our state,” Edwards said in a news release. “As we mourn, I am calling on all Louisianans to join me and Donna on Sunday for a moment of prayer or remembrance for those we have lost and their families and friends who need our support now more than ever. “We have lost far too many mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and daughters and sons from all races, religions and creeds,” he continued. “We owe it to all of them to protect ourselves and each other as best we can to continue to slow the spread of COVID and prevent even more deaths as we work to end this pandemic.” Louisiana confirmed its first COVID-19 case on March 9, 2020, and the first death five days later. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, 9,812 Louisianans have died and 435,514 have tested positive for the virus as of March 10. Last … [Read more...]