Experiencing The Word
New Christian artists push genre boundaries with rap, Afrobeats and R&B
Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to
Jelly Roll’s wife says backlash to his Gospel message at Grammy Awards is ‘borderline demonic’
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Quick Summary Jelly Roll’s wife claims that the backlash against her husband has been “horrific”
For 2026 Super Bowl, ‘He Gets Us’ ad goes more personal, less political
The billion-dollar ads have been criticized by some conservative Christians as being too ‘woke’ or liberal in the past. A
At dueling National Prayer Breakfasts, a religious debate over Trump’s immigration policy
Trump told the crowd at the Washington Hilton, ‘I’ve done more for religion than any other president.’ By Jack Jenkins
Architect aims to rebuild a church and help restore a quake-hit Turkish city’s multicultural past
By Serra Yedikardes ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Architect Buse Ceren Gul is on a mission: restore a 166-year-old Greek Orthodox
Faith leaders criticize Trump administration’s removal of Philadelphia slavery exhibit
One of the removed panels featured images of Richard Allen and Absalom Jones. Both born as enslaved persons, they were
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.