VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 11SEP25

 

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. I added this link to an earlier blog post because this Verse & Voice is so appropriate to it.... Viral CNN Segment Highlights Disturbing Christian Movement. Bible Scholars Have Thoughts. 13AUG25 Verse of the day They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. - Romans 1:25 Voice of the day How we worship reveals what we prioritize. - Soong-Chan Rah, “The American Church’s Absence of Lament” Prayer of the day Help us to worship you alone, the true Creator, so that our priorities reflect your truth and not the lies of the world. Advertisement Our Latest Stories If You Want to Give God Glory, Fund Medicaid (by Christian Noakes) Celebrating this bill’s cuts to Medicaid fundamentally contradicts the ethic of care we see Jesus demonstrate for people in the gospels. Read more Teen Coder Made First Millennial Catholic Saint at Youthful Vatican Event (by Joshua McElwee, Reuters) Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who died at age 15, learned computer code to build websites to spread his faith. Read more A Woke Sermon Drove This Fundamentalist to Leftism (by Mitchell Atencio) Phil Christman on why Christians should be leftists, the CIA's list of sins, and why every successful movement needs moms. Read more Can Global Evangelicalism Save American Evangelicals From MAGA? (by Yanan Rahim Navarez Melo) Rumors of a more diverse, justice-forward evangelicalism beyond U.S. borders may be exaggerated. Read more Advertisements Advocate for Educational Equity More than a memoir, From Dropout to Doctorate empowers communities to break barriers and champion every young person’s success. Through mentorship, advocacy, and faith, Dr. Terence Lester demonstrates how we must break the cycle of injustice and open the doors of possibility for future generations. AU Files 2nd Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Americans United for Separation of Church and State has defended against infringements on our right to live and believe as we choose, so long as we don’t harm others for almost eight decades. Donate Subscribe

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VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 15AUG25

 

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 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. - Psalm 23:4 Voice of the day Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. - J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Fellowship of the Ring” Prayer of the day God, when the road darkens, help us trust you are with us and keep our faith strong. Advertisement Our Latest Stories How Divinity School Led Riley MacLeod to a Career in Games Journalism (by Mitchell Atencio) The editor and co-owner of the news site ‘Aftermath’ tells Sojourners why “God is in games too.” Read more Missionary Kids Know the Holes In American Evangelicalism (by Liz Cooledge Jenkins) Holly Berkley Fletcher’s new book analyzes the grief of kids who became collateral damage in their parents’ calling. Read more 5 Imperatives for Seminaries Under Authoritarianism (by Yanan Rahim Navarez Melo) Students are leading the way when it comes to prophetic critique of the Trump administration. Will seminaries follow? Read more From the Magazine: Our Apocalypse-in-Waiting (by Jonathan Frerichs) Eighty years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan, how can Christians abolish the first global threat of humanity’s own making? Read more Advertisements Money, Faith and You: Online Study Groups What does Christian faith say about managing our money in ways that support people and the planet? Faith and Money Network’s study groups meet via video conference to study and discuss faith-driven approaches to daily life’s money choices. New group starts in September! Episcopal Relief & Development: Partnering for Impact, Reaching 4.9 Million In 2024, Episcopal Relief & Development worked with 82 local partners to reach 4.9 million people across 54 countries. Our impact is powered by relationships, sustainability, global networks, resilience, investment, expertise, local leadership and faith. Explore how we create lasting change and read stories that inspire. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2025 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842

VERSE AND VOICE 14AUG25

 

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 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? - Psalm 13:1-2 Voice of the day Our children die before the silence of the world, and before the silence of God. How difficult is God’s silence! - Munther Isaac, “God Is Under the Rubble in Gaza” Prayer of the day O God, in the face of unbearable sorrow and the silence of both the world and heaven, we cry out with the psalmist: How long will you hide Your face? — come near to the suffering and break the silence with Your justice and mercy. Advertisement Our Latest Stories How Divinity School Led Riley MacLeod to a Career in Games Journalism (by Mitchell Atencio) The editor and co-owner of the news site ‘Aftermath’ tells Sojourners why “God is in games too.” Read more Missionary Kids Know the Holes In American Evangelicalism (by Liz Cooledge Jenkins) Holly Berkley Fletcher’s new book analyzes the grief of kids who became collateral damage in their parents’ calling. Read more 5 Imperatives for Seminaries Under Authoritarianism (by Yanan Rahim Navarez Melo) Students are leading the way when it comes to prophetic critique of the Trump administration. Will seminaries follow? Read more From the Magazine: Our Apocalypse-in-Waiting (by Jonathan Frerichs) Eighty years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan, how can Christians abolish the first global threat of humanity’s own making? Read more Advertisements How much money is enough? Are you giving enough? Saving enough for retirement? Faith and Money Network’s study groups meet via video conference to study and discuss faith-driven approaches to daily life’s money choices. New group starts in September! BE PART OF A HISTORIC EVENT: An Evening with President Lech Walesa Meet the man who defended freedom and became one of the world’s greatest leaders. Lech Walesa, the living legend who pushed the world toward democracy, is coming to the U.S. and Canada on his first-ever Grand Lecture Tour. Register now and hear from the global hero who changed history. www.historyexplorer.com Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2025 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842