Experiencing The Word
Black Churches Lead in Safety Awareness as Armed Security Becomes a New Normal
In response to rising violence, African American pastors are leading efforts to secure churches with coordinated plans, uniformed officers, and
Gen Z Women are booking convents instead of beach houses this summer
By Vice.com Move over, shared beach houses and Aperol spritzes. This summer, a growing number of Gen Z women are
Parishioners battle diocese over closure of historic Brooklyn church
‘I’m like, not again!’ said one parishioner of the historic St. Teresa of Avila Church, who moved there after her
New Book on Maggy Barankitse is a portrait of a humanitarian rising from the ashes
Barankitse lived through two genocides and has dedicated her life to helping orphaned children and Burundian refugees. By Yonat Shimron
From ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ to Mercy Ships: Actress Sierra McClain answers God’s call to faith-driven service
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, assistant editor, The Christian Post Sierra McClain is used to playing characters with conviction. Whether as Nessa
Majority of US adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows
By Holly Meyer and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux WASHINGTON (AP) — Few U.S. adults support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter
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.