Experiencing The Word
A language course is reviving Moroccan Jewish culture and bridging Middle East divides
One academic’s determination to teach Darija, the Moroccan Arabic dialect, has allowed diaspora Moroccan Jews to connect with their ancestors
As Springfield’s 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
Over a year since Donald Trump and JD Vance spread falsehoods about the city’s migrants eating pets, Haitians’ temporary protected
Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards,
A town in NC is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
By Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press An important cultural site is close to being returned to the Eastern Band
With limits on campus protests, quieter vigils are the growing voice of protest
While religious language or symbols are not necessarily present, the rituals are unmistakably spiritual in tone. By Tanya Raghu NEW
Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is located
By Luis Andres Henao, The Associated Press Pope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, currently
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.