VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 18FEB26

 

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 Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast to what is good. - 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 Voice of the day i want my sons to know men / who have relations with The Divine // men who question everything / men who know humility - Quraysh Ali Lansana, “male bonding” Prayer of the day When we are caught between the tension of doubt and acceptance, make it known that our questioning ultimately points to a relationship with you. Advertisement Our Latest Stories Chicago Clergy Win Court Order Against ICE. Will ICE Comply? (by Tate Young) A day before Ash Wednesday, clergy say they still haven’t heard from ICE about providing pastoral care to Broadview detainees. Read more Trump’s ‘Law and Order’ V. The Muppets’ Holy Chaos (by Georgia Coley) In a moment when Christians confuse control with faithfulness, the Muppets’ slapstick chaos echoes a biblical pattern. Read more Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Presidential Hopeful, Dies at 84 (by Will Dunham, Reuters) Founder of Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition, Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017. Read more Justin Giboney Wants Us to Stop Co-opting the Civil Rights Movement (by Mitchell Atencio) The AND Campaign’s president explains why he doesn’t think King’s generation would endorse progressive politics of sex and gender. Read more Advertisements Stop Searching. Start Belonging. You're looking for work that aligns with your convictions. Sojourners Fellowship offers a year of faith-rooted justice in Washington, D.C., living in intentional Christian community with housing, health insurance, and stipend covered. Find your place when the movement needs you most. Apply by March 9 for the August 2026 start date. Rest that Your Soul Has Been Craving The new book Light for the Way brings together 50 years of wisdom from Sojourners magazine on how contemplation, rest, and community fuel justice work. With voices like Julia Alvarez, Walter Brueggemann, and Richard Rohr, this is your guide to sustaining prophetic resistance. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842