Experiencing The Word
US military chaplaincy marks 250 years of providing spiritual support to service members
Chaplains serve in hospitals, hospices and manufacturing plants, and while chaplaincy researchers see commonalities among them, there are also key
AT 102, D-Day veteran looks forward to a long-delayed bar mitzvah
By Cody Jackson and Curt Anderson DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Harold Terens fought in World War II. He’s lived almost
Survived abuse and left her faith. Now, she gives religious trauma survivors a voice on YouTube
The YouTube channel seeks to help survivors of religious trauma share their stories and find community. By Fiona Murphy (RNS)
LA pastor on hunger strike to protest ICE’s detainment of Iranian Christians
Pastor Ara Torosian’s congregants fled Iran to escape persecution due to their Christian faith. Now, they are being held in immigration
Churches, seminaries among US cultural sites awarded funds to preserve Black history
The grants aim to support historical spaces of ‘Black American joy, resilience, innovation, and activism’ in their preservation efforts, according
From Apathy to Action: D.C. Leaders are adamant to Bring Youth Back to the Church
Local advocates, clergy demand a shift in generational values, leadership, societal stigmas in a New Era of Faith By Jada
Apache women seek court intervention as federal land is turned over to copper mining
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international
Religious parents awarded $1.5M after Supreme Court win in LGBTQ+ books case
The settlement will signal to public schools that parents should have ‘the final say’ on their children’s education, wrote Eric
Joseph Smith portrait at Morehouse sparks debates over slavery, polygamy and Black history
On Feb. 1, the Smith portrait was unveiled at the chapel named for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at
‘I am somebody!’: Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader who ran for presidency, dies at 84
‘I don’t think Jesse Jackson saw his political life as something different from his call from God as a preacher,’
‘We’re praying with our feet’: a year of pro-democracy prayer vigils in New York
As New York braces for a large-scale deployment of ICE agents, the vigils imposed themselves as a hub for the
Black history is America’s history
We still see efforts to roll back civil and human rights for Black people in America. Opinion By Jim Wallis
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.