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.
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.