Experiencing The Word
US congressional panel hears pleas amid growing violence in Nigeria
By Edward Ross, Christian Daily International With the U.S. administration threatening to take military action and cut aid over violence against
African Methodist Episcopal bishop, social justice advocate Reginald Jackson dies at 71
Political leaders from states where Jackson served his five decades of ministry responded to his death along with religious officials.
Despite an Unexpected Setback, Birmingham Teen Determined to Serve the Homeless
The Birmingham Times By Brittany Decker, WVTM He’s no stranger to giving. At just 6 years old, Birmingham’s Ethan Hill
‘Sarah’s Oil’ movie tells story of a Black girl who had faith her Oklahoma land had oil
The movie depicts 11-year-old Sarah Rector’s certainty that God told her oil was underneath her land. By Adelle M. Banks
More Americans are now reading the Bible, but fewer believe it’s 100% accurate: Study
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter, The Christian Post With Millennials and Generation Z leading the way, particularly among men, Bible reading
Turning Point USA Black conservative group to complete HBCU tour after some pushback
In at least two cases, it was suggested the advocacy group did not have proper permits to be on campus.
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,
Pope marks July 4 by praying in Lampedusa for migrants who died seeking freedom and prosperity
By Nicole Winfield and Andrea Rosa LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its
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.