Experiencing The Word

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

Outside Newark’s 1,100-bed detention center, a weekly prayer service for anxious families
At Delaney Hall, the East Coast’s largest immigrant detention facility, families and volunteers say harsh conditions and shifting rules have

Basketball shoe with Bible verse from NBA’s Jonathan Isaac lands at Museum of the Bible
The pair of shoes, signed by Isaac, refer to Proverbs 28:1, a verse the player said he has turned to

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa
By Maria Selene Clemente, Andrea Rosa, and Nicole Winfield CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer

At 175, a Brooklyn church turns to film to preserve its legacy for a new generation
Jahleel Hills, a 27-year-old filmmaker and sixth-generation member of Berean Baptist Church, has teamed up with church elders to ensure

Cardinal Zuppi leads seven-hour prayer, naming every child killed in Holy Land war
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names

Cardinal Brislin joins African clergy in calling Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide
Drawing on Africa’s experience of apartheid, genocide and war, Cardinal Stephen Brislin and nine other Catholic clergy say Israel’s actions

Adam Hamilton, mega-church pastor, wins Dem Senate primary. Now comes the hard part.
With a record-setting fundraising haul, Hamilton still faces an uphill battle to become Kansas’ first Democratic senator in nearly a

This historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’
Shaw University Divinity School hopes to be the first theological school accredited by the Association of Theological Schools to offer

These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: Helping clergy abuse survivors
Sister Theresa Aletheia and Sister Danielle Lussier are the only community of religious sisters in the Catholic Church fully dedicated

Inside a Christian mother’s fight against ICE activity in Chicago
The second episode of ‘Faith on the Immigration Frontline’ follows Audrey Luhmann, mother of eight, as she patrols courthouses, responds

Amid ICE killings, more than 100 clergy from across the US stage protest at Delaney Hall
‘I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,’ said Charlene Walker,
Bible Verse
OCTOBER 2026
I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him. You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
PSALM 32: 5-8
Pray
OCTOBER 2026
- for missionaries, USAID and all others who devote their lives sharing the Good News gospel, feeding the hungry, and attending to health care needs around the world.
- for children, the homeless, migrants and other vulnerable people who need God's protection, strength, and encouragement.
- for leaders and authorities who need wisdom,. discernment, and integrity as they make decisions that affect our communities and nation.
- for Christians who stand in the gap in our nation. Give them your grace to overcome the hatred, immorality and nihilism that seem to grip our land.