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Praying mawmaw shaped Jason Lovins for life

February 23, 2021

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer SHREVEPORT, La. (LBM) – Contemporary Christian musical artist Jason Lovins has never met his dad, but the love shown by his mother and grandmother sustain him, he said Jan. 26. At 15 years old, his mother was raped and did not realize she was pregnant until after a visit to her doctor. The news shocked the family, but they supported Lisa’s choice to go through with the pregnancy. “I had a praying mawmaw who said we’re going to go to church and we’re going to pray,” Lovins shared with Louisiana Baptists during the second day of the 2021 Evangelism Conference at Summer Grove Baptist Church in Shreveport. “And that’s what they did. “If you would have heard her tell the story, she would have made it sound so simple,” he explained. “And I understand that it couldn’t have been that easy. But, you see, my grandmother very much understood how big God is. She believed that He is so big, in fact, that He wasn’t surprised by me.” Lovins, the lead singer for the Jason Lovins Band of Ashland, Kentucky, credited his grandmother, Mary Jo, with a faith that helped guide the family throughout the ordeal. “She believed with all of her heart these things that we read in Jeremiah that … [Read more...]

SBC fighter pilot finds freedom from racism and self

February 19, 2021

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South Carolina governor signs bill banning abortion of fetus after heartbeat is detected

February 19, 2021

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Investigation reveals Zacharias’s years-long history of sexual abuse of women

February 19, 2021

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State conventions beyond the South question SBC North American Mission Board’s spending and accountability for church planting

February 19, 2021

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Power outages linger for millions, another icy storm looms

February 17, 2021

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Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70

February 17, 2021

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Iconic Christian music artist Carman dies after health crisis

February 17, 2021

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Global COVID-19 cases down 17 percent, WHO says

February 11, 2021

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Fiancée of slain Yale student, Army veteran speaks out after his murder

February 9, 2021

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Apologetics 101 (Part 9): Old Testament bits and pieces

By Will Hall, Baptist Message executive editor ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – The first eight in­stallments of APOL­OGET­ICS 101 presented archae­ological discover­ies that supported the trust­worthiness of the Bible. NOT JUST RELICS However, it is import­ant to remember that the physical proof for most of … Read More

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