Experiencing The Word
Church membership may be declining, but many churchgoers are double-dosing
Amid a collapse of loyalty to religious institutions, many churchgoers say they are attending multiple congregations on Sunday morning. By
Schools are looking for chaplains, but the understanding of who – and what – chaplains are varies widely
By Bryn Mawr College President Wendy Cadge and the school’s Director of Research Amy Lawton There is an ongoing push
Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification
Choirs that once packed Brooklyn sanctuaries now sing to smaller crowds as pandemic-era streaming lingers and gentrification reshapes Black neighborhoods.
Gullah Geechee elders work to preserve sacred songs passed down by enslaved ancestors
By Luis Andres Henao ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Minnie “Gracie” Gadson claps her hands and stomps her feet against
‘God understands us’: Inside a Nigerian church where deaf people find faith and community
By Ope Adetayo LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It is like any other church in Nigeria‘s megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows
ELCA elects first Black presiding bishop, calls Israel’s action in Gaza a genocide
The Rev. Yehiel Curry, bishop of the ELCA’s Metropolitan Chicago Synod since 2019, will serve a six-year term as presiding
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.