When relatives act like a turkey on Turkey Day

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” –Willie Nelson

Diabetes is associated with severe morbidity and premature death, according to Fonda McKneely, RN liaison with Pointe Coupee Homebound Health.

Pointe Coupee General Hospital Staff recently provided Basic Life Support (BLS) education and training in the parish. The BLS Classes were held for the faculty and staff of Catholic of Pointe Coupee, Valverda Elementary and False River Academy. Faculty from other parish schools were also in …

Diabetes is associated with severe morbidity and premature death. The disease increases your risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, nerve damage, and eye and skin complications.

Stay strong My child.

When I served as justice of the peace, it was not uncommon to receive a phone call in the wee hours of the night requesting my presence at the police station to sign an arrest warrant.

As Christians, where do we go once the voting booths close and the ballots are tallied? What shall we do after the winner is announced and the 2020 election infection is finally over?

The upcoming election is, of course, big news. There’s more than one way to look at it. As a citizen and voter, you have your own preferences about the issues and the candidates. As an investor, should you be rooting for any particular outcome?

Jesus, as my heart searches for You in the stillness of the night, and in the break of the morning dew, will You remember me? When I reach out to the hurting and the unloved, do You see me, will You remember me? When my soul helps a friend in pain, do You look upon me, will You remember me?

When you retire, you’ve learned a lot about all sorts of things, helping you avoid some of the mistakes you made earlier in life.

It’s that time of year again, where, if you work for a medium to large employer, you’ve got some decisions to make because it’s open enrollment time. Of course, depending on your situation, you may have been working remotely for a while, but, even so, you will likely have the opportunity to …

How many times have you heard ‘wash your hands’ or ‘clean your room’? As physical cleanliness washes away germs from the physical body, divine cleanliness washes away roots of bitterness from the spiritual body.

Today’s retirees, and those of tomorrow, have had a sense of purpose their entire lives – and they don’t intend to give it up just because they’ll no longer be working full time.

Did you know science has proof the words we speak can create? The scientific development of two simple devices makes sound waves visible and the human voice visible. This exciting discovery proves God’s spoken word does create!

The COVID-19 pandemic has unsettled the country’s employment picture for months and likely will continue to do so for a while.

How long have you been separated from a loved one or a friend?  

What is the proper name for Jesus Christ? An article in Christianity.com by Hope Bolinger explains:

Christ Consciousness

The investment world contains different types of risk. Stocks or stock-based mutual funds could lose value during periods of market volatility.

GOD APPROVES YOU – “I will never refuse anyone who comes to Me” (John 6:37).

If you were to inherit a large sum of money, what would you do with it?

In a natural progression of human growth, an infant begins life by drinking milk.  As the body grows, then solid food is introduced.  If solid food is well tolerated, then meat is presented.  Our spiritual growth is similar, as 1 Peter 2:2 explains, “like newborn babies,” we “crave pure spir…

Strolling near the ocean can feel like love is in the air.  It may not be love floating in the air, but science has proven that something special in its mist.  Ocean waves generate negative ions. Tens of thousands of these tiny particles naturally flow into the air and intertwine with the se…

As an investor, you’ll always need to deal with risk of some kind. How can you manage the risk that’s been made clear by the recent volatility in the financial markets?

In 1893 Katharine Lee Bates wrote the famous song, “America the Beautiful.”  The lyrics reflect her great appreciation and love for the United States of America. Her words revealed gratitude for the extraordinary beauty and blessings our nation offers each citizen. Her poetic writing is call…

I draw you together under My canopy of Lights. Beneath My parasol, I brand you with a signet to seal your heart onto Mine, and protect from this world. I grace your face with tranquil showers that rain from Heaven. I bless you with gifts. I empower you with service to love all mankind. Lift …

The fear of spreading Covid-19 caused the United States and the entire world to shut down.  In many American homes, before the virus struck, busyness had become a distraction to intimacy.  

Are you acting like a chicken? Are you getting a little “clucky” with the ones you’ve been sequestered with for the last few weeks?  President Trump announced that social distancing will end on April 29th, 2020, and it can’t come soon enough!  

We were chosen for such a time as this- to live in this world, in this century, on this day, and at this very hour.  God chose us, and, obviously, we gladly accepted His offer.  So, here we are, in this epoch, living in the divine disruption.  The world is holding its breath for what might c…

If I were a demon,

Bright Morning Star Baptist Church, 150th Year Church Anniversary Please join us, 12812 Fordorche Bayou Rd., pastored by the Rev. Cleveland Richard as we celebrate 150 years of serving our community. This program will take place on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Gil Wright of New L…

Below is an excerpt from Mark Taylor’s prophetic files.  Mark asserts that he heard these visionary words from the Lord on October 7, 2015, BEFORE the 2016 election:

As the 2020 election approaches, all Americans can sense the political climate growing tenser.  Many people fall into the trap of negative thoughts towards the opposing candidates and even towards each other.  

Matthew 27:50-53 explains the phenomenon that occurred during the cataclysmic moments of Jesus’ crucifixion and death.  The miraculous power of this event caused “graves to open” and “bodies of many of God’s people who died were brought back to life” and “were seen by many.”  God’s incredibl…

L et the New Year’s resolutions begin. It’s a new year, so become a new you. As 2020 begins, remember, there are 365 days in one year, so you have 365 opportunities to make new changes.

God’s blessings are like snowflakes; small on their own, but together they cover everything.  How many small blessings can you count over your lifespan?  If you could collect every blessing in your life, what would they cover?

Christmas has become so politically correct that Christians wince to say Merry Christmas.  We have bent over backwards so far to appease our adversaries that we are almost broken.  We are afraid to say the very words that represent our designated holiday.  How did this happen?  How could Chr…

A photographer with roots in Pointe Coupee Parish is seeking images of historic people and places for a self-funded project to tell the story of the parish.

“Do you know?  Have you heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young …

Whether you’ve already celebrated many years of blissful marriage or you’ve just marked your first-year wedding anniversary as husband and wife, the following story can apply to you. It will either serve to give you advice on how to maintain a long and happy marriage, affirmation of the phra…

Blessings rained down upon those who attended Kanye West’s Sunday Service given under the three crosses that stretched across the lawn at Bethany Church last Friday, November 1st in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.