Has anyone ever yelled at you and said, “You’re not listening to me!” Or sometimes I wonder whether God yells at us with the same message, “You’re not listening to me!” Listening to others is so important yet it takes a lot of work. […]
As a kid growing up in Reserve, La., I fondly remember the joy of having a Christmas tree this time of year in our living room. The soft glow of its lights seemed to warm us at night, and we’d bask in its beauty for what seemed like hours. […]
Boudreaux and Thibodaux were fishing at the end of a bayou. They had put up a sign that read, “The end is near. Turn yourself around.” After a while, a car came speeding along. The people in the car read the sign and shouted at Boudreaux and Thibodaux, “You bunch of religious nuts, go somewhere else with your stupid religion.” […]
Paying off a major debt produces a sense of relief. You can celebrate a financial milestone; you can “pay yourself first” to greater degree and direct more money toward your dreams and your financial future rather than your creditors. […]
Santa’s coming and in Norco it’s really exciting because it’s on a helicopter.
Bedazzled in bright red and a flowing white beard, he knows the ride because he’s made this special trip to the levee at least since 2001. […]
Some gospels have their own special identity.
For example, when someone says, “The Good Samaritan,” everyone knows the story of the man who was robbed and left half-dead. The clergy passed on the other side of the street, but the Samaritan stopped and took pity on the man, and looked after his needs. […]
It was hard to believe this past week’s news report that a man convicted of three California murders this year now claims he was involved in some 90 killings nationwide spanning four decades. And investigators have already corroborated about a third of them, according to a Texas prosecutor. Three of those were killings in Louisiana. […]
The Plaquemines Parish Council recently voted 4-3 in favor of withdrawing from a set of coastal lawsuits filed against oil and gas companies operating in the parish. It would seem only logical to assume that with a 4-3 vote the Council would have successfully ended their involvement with such frivolous litigation, but unfortunately, that is not the case. […]
Another major shooting event has startled the nation at a barroom filled with college students last week at Thousand Oaks, Calif.,where 12 people were killed by a former U. S. Marine machine gunner who first threw a smoke bomb into the crowd. He then opened fire with a gun. Eighteen others were injured in the bloody massacre. […]
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