VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 2OKT25

 

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 repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing. - 1 Peter 3:9 Voice of the day We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another. / We seek harm to none and harmony for all. - Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” Prayer of the day God, release us from the impulse to react with gestures that induce harm. Let us cling to your grace instead. Advertisement Our Latest Stories At Charlie Kirk’s Memorial, Worship Took a Backseat to Trump (by Darren Saint-Ulysse) There may have been hope in Jesus there. But it had to wait until President Trump received his glory. Read more Pope Leo Criticizes ‘Inhuman’ Treatment of Immigrants in U.S. (by Joshua McElwee, Reuters) “I don’t know if that’s pro-life,” the pontiff told journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo. Read more Looking at Life Through the Eyes of Gaza (by Josiah R. Daniels) Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad talks about her life in Gaza after the events of October 7, what we don’t see on TV, and solidarity with Palestinians.  Read more The Lesbians Coming Out After Years as Conservative Christians(by Sam Donndelinger, Uncloseted) It’s often happening after decades of heterosexual marriage, child-rearing, and religious devotion. Read more Advertisements Asian American Christian Collaborative (AACC) Conference 2025 In a world that often isolates, God calls us into community. That’s why we’re gathering at the AACC Conference — to unite Asian American Christians to grow in faith, reconnect with identity, and lead with greater purpose! Join us October 27-29, 2025 in D.C. for a powerful three day experience. Restless Seekers Are Turning to A Course in Miracles If you have been searching, looking for inner peace and healing, wanting to ditch the guilt and fear, yet also wanting to remain centered on Jesus and God, you may consider exploring A Course in Miracles. Donate Subscribe

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VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 28SEP25

 

LAST CHANCE: As a reader of Verse & Voice, we know you appreciate words of wisdom from social justice leaders. As a way to say thanks for your donation of $50 or more, we’d like to send you a special gift – a tote bag with an inspiring quote from Ida. B. Wells. Show your community you support justice every time you shop. But hurry, we have a limited supply, so donate today. Thank you!  Verse of the day If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. - Isaiah 58:10 Voice of the day The first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. - Norman Borlaug Prayer of the day Continue to nourish us, God who provides, so that we can continue offering up our good works to you and nourishing those around us. Advertisement Our Latest Stories Can Poems Push Christians to Stop the Suffering in Gaza? (by Ryan Duncan) Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha’s ‘Forest of Noise’ offers a challenge to those who believe all people are created in the image of God. Read more Jimmy Kimmel in the Lion's Den (by Tyler Huckabee) Kimmel may have been the highest profile victim of Trump's pressure campaign to silence its critics, but he’s not the first. Where does that leave the rest of us? Read more Christians Shouldn't Burn the Quran. They Should Read It (by Michael Woolf) Watching a candidate burn the Quran does nothing for my faith. Reading the Quran strengthens it. Read more God's Not All Powerful. And Here's Why That's Good (by Tyler Huckabee) After the death of a loved one, theologian Brandon Ambrosino began rethinking omniscience. Read more Advertisements Asian American Christian Collaborative (AACC) Conference 2025 In a world that often isolates, God calls us into community. That’s why we’re gathering at the AACC Conference — to unite Asian American Christians to grow in faith, reconnect with identity, and lead with greater purpose! Join us October 27-29, 2025 in D.C. for a powerful three day experience. Restless Seekers Are Turning to A Course in Miracles If you have been searching, looking for inner peace and healing, wanting to ditch the guilt and fear, yet also wanting to remain centered on Jesus and God, you may consider exploring A Course in Miracles. Donate Subscribe Unsubscribe or update email preferences Copyright © 2025 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842

VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 6AUG25

 

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 There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male or female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. - Galatians 3:28 Voice of the day A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society - B.R. Ambedkar, “Annihilation of Caste” Prayer of the day God, may we live into the truth that we are one in Christ, dissolving all hierarchies of reverence and contempt, and building a society rooted in justice and compassion for all. Advertisement Our Latest Stories The End-Times Philosophy of ‘The Fantastic Four’ Should Be Familiar to Christians (by Joe George) The movie isn’t just good escapist fiction but an imaginative rebuke against those who would give up this world to save the next one. Read more Palestinian and Jewish Liberation Are Interconnected (by David Katibah) The Christian imagination pushes beyond the either/or binary that our society and government are working hard to establish as orthodoxy. Read more Against Gay Marriage as Pastor, Defender of LGBTQ+ Rights as Mayor Kinloch says he’d uphold LGBTQ+ rights as Detroit mayor, even though his church teaches marriage is between one man and woman. Read more ‘Fantastic Four,’ Gaza, and the Children We’re Willing to Sacrifice (by JR. Forasteros) From the Epstein files to the genocide in Palestine, many are fine with sacrificing children in the name of power and security. Read more Advertisements Publishing Sermon Collections, Church Histories, Tribute Books, Memoirs, and more! For three decades, Modern Memoirs, Inc. has published Memoirs and Family Histories, as well as Sermon Collections, Church Histories, and Tribute Books. With sensitive editing, custom design, and expert print-bind services, our dedicated staff helps you celebrate and honor the people and places you hold dear through beautiful, heirloom-quality books. Fund Real Clean Energy, Not Fracking Energy companies are raking in record profits while everyday people struggle to breathe clean air and pay utility bills. It’s time to stop subsidizing dirty fracked gas and greenwashing and support real clean energy solutions. Sign on today if you agree. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2025 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842