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Apr 28, 2020

Christine Parton Burkett has worked with preachers at Duke Divinity School since 1991.  She holds degrees in theater and speech-language pathology and describes herself as a “professional pew-sitter”.  Experienced preaching coach, she is skilled at assessing the sermon and the preacher to encourage strengths...


Apr 24, 2020

It was April 1st, early in the morning, right in the midst of the pandemic and the quarantine, when fire broke out at Broadmoor United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It would be the first of two fires in one week, destroying a scout hut and the office behind the sanctuary. Todd Rossnagel visits with Senior...


Apr 21, 2020

It was Thursday, March 12th - right in the heart of Lent, with four weeks until Easter when Bishop Cynthia Fierro  Harvey released a statement asking for churches, out of an abundance of caution, to cancel or postpone church events, including worship. Suddenly, without warning - pastors all across Louisiana - and for...


Apr 17, 2020

In this episode of Louisiana NOW, Todd Rossnagel visits with Rev. Tiffanie Lyon, associate pastor at First UMC in Slidell and chaplain at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans and with Dr. Chip Riggins, member of Houma United Methodist Church and Regional Medical Director for the Bayou Region of the South Central...


Apr 8, 2020

This is a special edition of the Louisiana Now podcast, a reading of the Easter Story by host Todd Rossnagel. We will be worshipping this Easter season in many different ways - online, sheltered in place, without our worshipping communities - none of which we are really used to. However, as much as our worship is...