VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 18AUG25

 

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 I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. - Ephesians 3:18-19 Voice of the day Like God’s love for us, the love we show our neighbors shouldn’t be contingent on merit, safety, efficiency, time, money, energy, or even legality. This love of Jesus surpasses all knowledge, and will seem illogical by most standards. - Stephen Mattson, “The Illogical Love of Jesus” Prayer of the day God, fill us with Christ’s limitless love so we may love others without conditions or fear. Advertisement Our Latest Stories ‘Dawn Dusk’ Explores Hope and Faith After Domestic Violence (by Serena Puang) The documentary follows an artist and designer as she uses art to process the loss of her sister. Read more The EPA Has Abandoned Reason. Now We Build Arks (by Avery Davis Lamb) When politicians embrace destruction, we find new ways to protect creation. Read more The Reconstruct: How Divinity School Led Riley MacLeod to a Career in Games Journalism (by Mitchell Atencio) The editor and co-owner of ‘Aftermath’ tells Sojourners why “God is in games too.” Read more From the Magazine: Why Wouldn’t We Resettle White South Africans? (by Craig D. Stewart) The Episcopal Church ended a 40-year history of working with the U.S. government to welcome refugees. 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

VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 9JUN25

 

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 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 Voice of the day Both God and LGBT people send forth a radical love that breaks down fixed categories and boundaries. - Patrick S. Cheng, “Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology” (2011) Prayer of the day Let us dwell in the truth that nothing—no category, boundary, or fear—can separate us from your radical, liberating love that welcomes and affirms all your children. Advertisement Our Latest Stories What Would Jesus Eat in a Collapsing Ecosystem? (by Monique Ezeh) The church’s historic relationship with seafood has contributed to overfishing. What do Christians owe the ocean today? Read more Supreme Court Backs Catholic Group's Bid for Wisconsin Unemployment Tax Exemption (by John Kruzel, Reuters) It's the latest ruling in which the justices took an expansive view of religious rights. Read more The Word Became Flesh—and Crossed a Border (by Karen González) In 167 pages, Isaac Villegas' 'Migrant God' maps out the kind of faith that actually makes a difference in the lives of migrants. Read more Raised as a Preacher's Kid, Now She's a Black Butch Lesbian Writing Jesus Songs (by Josina Guess) Crys Matthews isn't happy about the hypocrisy that passes for Christianity these days. Read more Advertisements Improving Maternal and Child Health Takes a Village “World Renew’s holistic, integrated health programs combine components of agriculture, livelihoods, justice, spiritual transformation, and community development. For those familiar with descriptions of God as a gardener (such as Psalm 104:14), it can be especially powerful to realize how much of this work takes place in a garden.” Read more of the latest sponsored article on our website. 100 sermons on sexual and domestic violence  Scripture is not silent on abuse, but these stories are often missing in our Sunday morning teachings. You can change this! Visit our 100 Sermons on Sexual and Domestic Violence collection and be equipped to tackle these biblical accounts and speak out on sexual and domestic violence. Donate Subscribe

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