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Check Out These Motivational #3words Tweets from Twitter

Robert and Erin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:55:02 +0000

It’s a nasty Tuesday and I just feel like taking a nap. So I found these motivational tweets on Twitter with the hashtag 3words that did a great job cheering me up. #3words Heaven is real. — Steve Hart † (@SteveHart123) June 18, 2013 #3Words Life is beautiful. #gratitude — Prasanna Ranganathan (@PRanganathan) June [...]

'WTF' Church Sign — Sacrilege or Good Marketing?

Robert and Erin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:24:52 +0000

The answer to your first question is: Yes! They did it on purpose!

A church in Albuquerque, New Mexico launched their college ministry and soon became a viral hit. It was the talk of the school campus and beyond. And all because of a great, big WTF sign.

Valedictorian Rips up His Speech and Says Lord's Prayer Instead

Robert and Erin — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:59:49 +0000

A South Carolina valedictorian raised the roof during his graduation ceremony when he tore up his pre-approved speech and instead delivered the Lord’s prayer. He did it to protest the Pickens County School District’s decision to no longer include prayer at graduation ceremonies. The school district leaders say they got complaints by atheist groups about [...]

Pastor Rick Warren's Son Commits Suicide

Robert and Erin — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:27:33 +0000

The Southern California church headed by popular evangelical Pastor Rick Warren says his 27-year-old son has committed suicide. Warren’s Saddleback Valley Community Church announced that Matthew Warren had struggled with mental illness and deep depression throughout his life. Warren, whose church numbers nearly 20,000 members, also supports more than 200 community ministries and groups for parents, [...]

Here Are Dates & Times for Easter Mass in Shreveport and Bossier City

Danny Fox — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:35:08 +0000

This year, Easter is on Sunday, March 31. You might be asking yourself, 'Where can I attend mass this year?' Most churches will have mass on Sunday, but some have plans for Saturday, too.

Here is a list of Churches in the Shreveport-Bossier City area to assist you with making your plans.

Maryland's Evangel Cathedral Gets Flashy With Science Fiction-Inspired Video, Website

Justin Massoud — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:51:01 +0000

Laser beams. Lightning. An epic score. No, it's not a video for a new "Star Wars" movie or an outrageous rock band. This flashy project is for the Lord.

Maryland's Evangel Cathedral has defied expectations of what a church website should look like and has embraced a flamboyant, flashy and loud visual experience that is a far cry from a normal church mass.

'Olympus Has Fallen' Star Aaron Eckhart Sexy & Sober

Robert and Erin — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:15:15 +0000

Out on the TV talk show circuit promoting his latest (and Shreveport / Bossier filmed) movie, ‘Olympus Has Fallen’, star Aaron Eckhart has joked – and spoken seriously – about his formerly wild ways. “Yeah, I’m sober,” the man who plays the President in ‘Olympus’ told Chelsea Handler. “Sober for eight or nine years. It changed my [...]

World's Most Cold-Hearted Thief Steals $6 From a Nun

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:09:46 +0000

A thief in Boston is going to have to do some serious explaining the next time he goes to confession. Sister Alice Kenneally, an 85-year-old nun, was robbed of $6 last week while she was getting set to pay for tickets to a Lenten fish dinner. Sister Alice says she was reaching for her money [...]

Shreveporter Carter Boyd at Vatican to Watch History

Erin McCarty — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:10:01 +0000

It has been the experience of a lifetime for a Shreveporter who has been in Rome this week. My friend Carter “Joey” Boyd is a 2012 Loyola College Prep graduate and he’s now a freshman at Notre Dame. You have to know God had a hand in the trip to learn that he planned the [...]

[UPDATE] Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Named New Pope

Dennis Foley — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:29:08 +0000

[UPDATED 2:15 p.m.] Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of the Roman Catholic Church has been named as the successor of Pope Benedict XVI. The Argentinian-born Bergoglio will carry the name Pope Francis I. [ORIGINAL STORY] White smoke is billowing over the Vatican as a new pope has been selected. The three-day conclave has concluded after cardinals [...]

Shreveport is #2 on the List of Most Bible-Minded Cities in the USA

Steve King — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:35:26 +0000

While it isn’t too far of a stretch to believe that Shreveport would rank high on the list of most Bible-Minded Cities, but to rank #2? Congratulations, Shreveport!

Shreveporters Headed Back to Haiti

Robert and Erin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:36:51 +0000

So great to catch up with Mark Sorensen of First United Methodist Church who is on a mission to help improve conditions in Haiti. He along with his wife Nycki Pringle Sorensen and Shonnie Streeter left this morning with more than 100 pounds of vitamins and medical supplies to bring to a couple of orphanages [...]

Bossier Christian Gym To Carry Cross 100 Miles

Robert and Erin — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:15:17 +0000

A Christian gym in Bossier City plans a 100 mile “cross carry” beginning this afternoon. Bossier’s Christ Fit Gym will begin the hundred mile up and back trek later this afternoon at 5:30 beginning their location at 1658 Benton Road. According to gym owner and organizer Billy Weatherall, team members will head north on Highway [...]

A List of Shreveport and Bossier Churches Holding Christmas Masses

Amanda Currier — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:20:43 +0000

The holiday spirit is fully upon us in Shreveport and Bossier City. Thankfully, there are plenty of churches in the area where you can celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.

Priest Bites Off Fellow Priest's Ear in Fight Over Parking Space

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:30:30 +0000

The last time we heard about somebody having his ear bitten off during a fight, the unfortunate victim was boxer Evander Holyfield. This time both the suddenly ear-less man and the flesh-chomping perpetrator are holy men.

Check Out Some Sex Advice from 1894′s 'Sex Tips For Husbands and Wives' Book

Robert and Erin — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:17:09 +0000

In 1894, a woman named Ruth Smythers wrote a book called “Sex Tips For Husbands and Wives” in order to help young women about to face “the terrible experience that is sex” for the first time. Here’s a quick look at a few of the helpful hints in Ruth’s book. 1) “The wise bride [...]

Shooting Massacre Leaves Seven Dead at Sikh Temple in Wisconsin

Chuck Armstrong — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:00:44 +0000

A shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee left seven dead on Sunday, including the gunman. According to police reports, a gunman arrived outside the temple at around 10 AM and shot and killed two people. Afterward, the shooter walked inside the temple and fatally shot four others. WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee reports the president of [...]

Man Fired from Job for Berating Chick-fil-A Employee, Gay Couple Makes Bold Move By Inviting Eatery's CEO to Dinner [VIDEO, POLL]

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:00:24 +0000

That old adage “Don’t ask me, I just work here” certainly applies to the Chick-fil-A controversy, where the fast food chain’s financial support of anti-gay organizations has become a cultural hot topic. A now-former CFO of a medical manufacturing company in Arizona thought it would be a good idea to berate an employee about the [...]

Shreveport's Duron Part of National Ad Campaign

Robert and Erin — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:00:38 +0000

Shreveport guy Dez Duron’s acting / singing career has taken him from his Dad’s (Denny Duron) church, to the auditorium stage at Evangel High, to Connecticut and Yale University and most recently to the national spotlight as a contestant on ‘The Voice’, where, sadly, he wasn’t chosen. But, boy…did that appearance open a few doors! [...]

Eagle Scouts Return Their Medals to Protest the Boy Scouts' Anti-Gay Policy

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:30:49 +0000

Last week, the Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed its longstanding policy of banning gays from being scouts or scout leaders.

Now a number of straight men who’ve received the group’s highest honor — the ranking of Eagle Scout — are returning their medals in protest.