VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 20AUG26

 

Forward this email to someone you know who would like it! Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Verse of the day Those who steal must give up stealing; rather, let them labor, doing good work with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. - Ephesians 4:28 Voice of the day We own our own data. We own the land and the energy and the water that they want to use. We own our own labor. To me, the concrete things that we need to do to redistribute power is, for example, by resisting the amount of data that we just willingly give up to them without any kind of compensation or benefit back to us. - Karen Hao Prayer of the day God whose eye is on the sparrow, let us refuse to surrender knowledge of ourselves to the powers and principalities. Instead, let us be held by each other. Advertisement Our Latest Stories Omniscience Does Not Belong to the State (by Michael Woolf) The point of government surveillance is not merely to know everything, but to fundamentally change what we do and discourage Christians from following our consciences. Read more In the Philippines, Christians Seek Justice After the Toboso Killings (by Hannah Keziah Agustin) “This makes me feel more convicted in my faith,” one clergymember said, “to stand with the truth.” Read more How To Survive Christian College As a Queer Student (by Oisín Rowe) Find safe allies, but be mindful of who your trust with your secrets—and other tips from my own experience. Read more How Christians Learned the Wrong Story About Leprosy (by Cassidy Klein) ‘Outcast’ takes a historical look at ‘the disease iconic of Christian charity,’ shifting the lens to the patients themselves. Read more White Sox Get 38,000 People to Dress Like the Pope, Lose Anyway (by Gordon Wittenmyer, Cincinnati Enquirer) Pope Leo XIV’s favorite team suffered a late game collapse and a loss to a “Pagán.” Read more Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Is More Than an Adaptation (by Georgia Coley) The new series reimagines Wilder’s beloved story as a reckoning with faith, colonialism and the myths of American self-reliance. Read more Advertisements A Podcast for the Contemplative Journey Do you have a desire to develop a closer connection to the Divine as well as those around you? Opening Minds, Opening Hearts is a podcast for both the curious meditator and devoted contemplative practitioner. Join the conversation as we explore healing modalities that support our contemplative prayer practice. Sojourners' Immigration and Refugees Reading List Check out Sojourners' reading selections for putting our faith into action for immigrant and refugee rights. Our Bookshop page features a variety of curated reading lists. When you buy through our Bookshop link, part of the proceeds support Sojourners and independent bookstores throughout the country. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #342, Washington, DC 20003 Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842