Experiencing The Word
Chicago Churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention
By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago’s West Side
National Baptists feature first woman preacher at evening service in annual meeting
The Rev. Tracey L. Brown of New Jersey became the first woman ever to preach at a worship service during
From addiction to the finish line: Shelter residents take on half-marathon
By Bob Smietana AURORA, Ill. (RNS) — Marcos Hernandez says he has spent most of his life running. Mostly trying
After Minneapolis shooting, security firms see influx of interest from faith groups
‘In respect to other faith-based groups, we are not waiting to get calls. We are making calls,’ said Michael Masters,
How Religion Declines Around the World
By Conrad Hackett of the Pew Research Center Religious identity is fading in many countries. From 2010 to 2020, the
Around DC, congregations aid those who’ve lost the ‘good government job’
‘You worry: Oh, these resources are going to dry up after a while,’ said an attendee of a church’s job-hunting
Black clergy strategize, preach, and urge election turnout after Voting Rights Act gutting
‘We need accountability. We need to set goals, track registrations, follow up to ensure that those who register actually vote,’
The Christian DNA of suspected White House Correspondents’ dinner gunman
President Donald Trump described the would-be assassin as anti-Christian. The evidence hints at a complex faith background. By Kathryn Post
Dallas pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts recovering, ‘almost paralyzed’ in accident
‘One disc up or one disc lower, and this would’ve been a different testimony,’ she said on social media. By
Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report
By Bob Smietana ATLANTA (RNS) — The past 25 years have been rough for American churches and other houses of
Chick-fil-A worker on why he didn’t keep $10K cash left in restroom: ‘That’s not what Jesus would’ve done’
By Dave Urbanski ‘True leadership, true integrity is doing the right thing when no one’s watching.’ Chick-fil-A employee Jaydon Cintron
Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump, citing Gospel as he pushes back in feud over Iran war
While it’s not unusual for popes and presidents to be at cross purposes, it’s exceedingly rare for the pope to
Bible Verse
AUGUST 2026
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
1 John 3: 1-3, 16-18
Pray
AUGUST 2026
- That God's Word will remain true and undefiled by man and his devilish schemes.
- For strength, protection and encouragement for senior citizens as they navigate through health challenges, generational differences and financial woes.
- For our children, that God's presence, wisdom, and blessings will infiltrate their lives, helping them grow spiritually, emotionally and physically.
- For the world's hungry, homeless, displaced and widowed.