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"These same forces prevented my grandparents from voting. I will not allow them to revive their tired old tactics. I refuse to lose."
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How I Resist the Stench of Jim Crow

Voter suppression has again taken hold. But I refuse to lose.

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"Juxtaposed against the arid backdrop of Chile’s largest desert, monstrous mountains of our clothing waste are growing by 39,000 tons each year—and no one is coming to clean them up."
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The Demon, the Desert, and the Wardrobe

Monstrous mountains of our own making are growing in number in the driest non-polar desert on Earth.

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"Hogg’s semi-autobiographical film is a ghost story about memory, family, and the pull between the stories we know, the ones we don’t, and unresolved ways they differ."
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Facing Our Ghosts of Unresolved Grief

The Eternal Daughter shows us how we can better carry unwelcome burdens.

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Below are quotes from queer Christians who bear the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).
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25 LGBTQ+ Christian Quotes That Sustain Us

“Don’t pray for me not to be trans. Don’t pray for me not to be gay. Pray for me to get closer to God.”

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 14h

"How can you support senseless murder and violence, on any continent from any country, unless you only care about your individual salvation? That’s not kingdom."
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How ‘Reconstruction’ Changed Lecrae’s View of American Christianity

From the existence of demons to support for Israel, the Christian hip-hop luminary says he rebuilt his faith beyond Western Christendom.

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"I have never possessed God, not like grandma. And yet it seems impossible to deny that in receiving her love, I dwell on the border between creatures and the divine."
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My Abuela's Belief and My Doubt

Maybe God's love is present in abuela's laugh, tortillas, and her hugs.

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If you have a problem with it, take it up with Millennial God, She Who Lives, Laughs, and Loves, Who Makes Christian Girl Autumn Manifest on Earth.
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An Unofficial and Useless Guide to Building Community

Every societal issue can be solved with a good list.

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"When I studied the book of God, I thought /
I could swallow the words and become /
God's page gleaming through the wilderness (1993)"
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Thinking of Jairus' Daughter

A poem for L.L.

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Joyous Palestinians rushed to embrace prisoners freed under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement as they arrived by bus to the occupied West Bank and Gaza on Monday.
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Palestinians Cheer as Freed Prisoners Arrive Home Under Ceasefire Deal

“I am happy for our sons who are being freed, but we are still in pain for all the those who had been killed by the occupation, and all the destruction that happened to our Gaza,” one source told…

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In spite of this, to oppression, plundering and abandonment, we respond with life. Neither floods nor plagues, famines nor cataclysms, nor even the eternal wars of century upon century, have been able to subdue the persistent advantage of life over death. -Gabriel García Márquez

The Latest Issue of Verse & Voice

Today's verse, voice, and prayer to inspire your day.

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“I am so excited. I am full of happiness. It's hard to imagine how I feel this moment. I didn't sleep all night,” said Viki Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod Cohen, as she travelled to Reim, an Israeli military camp where hostages were being transferred.
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‘Long Nightmare’ Over for Israelis and Palestinians, Trump Tells Parliament

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire deal, a key step towards ending two years of war in Gaza as President Donald Trump addressed Israel’s parliament.

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America’s ideology of a meritocracy enables overwork. In the U.S., economic security is too often associated with worthiness and worthiness with work, writes Rachel Anderson.
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We Need Sabbath. In the U.S., We Don’t Trust Each Other Enough to Take It

Holy rest is only possible in community.

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"For those who have been ready for Halloween since New Year’s, it’s a reminder that grace shows up in even the least likely places, which might be why we love horror so much to begin with."
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A Spooktacular Book for Jesus-Loving Horror Fans

In ‘Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions that Haunt Us,’ Brandon Grafius shows us that horror and religion are much closer friends than we might initially expect.

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"And like the women Miriam leads, I wonder if refugees upon entering a new land feel their troubles chasing them like menacing chariots." (2019)
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Women Are the First Liberators in the Exodus Story

Refugees flee to a new country to find rest from all that has pursued them.

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In 2022, Rochester City Council unanimously approved a resolution to end its celebration of Columbus Day and replace it with a commemoration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day each October. sojo.net/articles/how...

How an Interfaith Model Helped Local Coalition End Columbus Day

Italian American and Indigenous activists in Rochester, N.Y., came together to end the celebration that honored the infamous Italian explorer.

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"I have to deal with the fact that I’m Black, I’m a Latino in the U.S., and I’m Christian. How do all of those things play a role in my life?"
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How AfroLatine Identity Can Expand Our Understanding of Faith

Josué Perea wants us to move from deconstruction into reconstruction.

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 1d

Natives, Africans, Europeans, and more all have migration stories. But there is a profound difference between moving and being moved, writes Patty Krawec.
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Can Christianity and Indigenous Worldviews Ever Be Reconciled?

The call and response of our songs is a kind of reciprocal relationship, one that I hope you have heard.

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“The heart is a fist. It pockets prayer or holds rage.” -Joy Harjo, “Break My Heart”
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The Latest Issue of Verse & Voice

Today's verse, voice, and prayer to inspire your day.

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"Do not let this thunder throw you. /
From these aspens, learn trembling. /
Go shadow to shadow, leaving no trace. /
Cherish the fire you house. (1992)"
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Among Lodgepole Pines, Between Downpours

A poem

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“I am happy for our sons who are being freed, but we are still in pain for all the those who had been killed by the occupation, and all the destruction that happened to our Gaza,” one source told Reuters.
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Palestinians Cheer as Freed Prisoners Arrive Home Under Ceasefire Deal

“I am happy for our sons who are being freed, but we are still in pain for all the those who had been killed by the occupation, and all the destruction that happened to our Gaza,” one source told…

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 1d

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire deal, a key step towards ending two years of war in Gaza as President Donald Trump addressed Israel's parliament.
sojo.net/articles/new...

‘Long Nightmare’ Over for Israelis and Palestinians, Trump Tells Parliament

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire deal, a key step towards ending two years of war in Gaza as President Donald Trump addressed Israel’s parliament.

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 2d

Here are nine Bible passages that remind us that all creation is sacred and God has always cared about the stories and lived experiences of Indigenous people.
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Nine Bible Verses About Indigenous People and Land Rights

God has always cared about the stories and lived experiences of Indigenous people.

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"As Christians, we can look away and abdicate our responsibility, but we cannot escape the massive human presence that lines out our lives — and all life."
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There's No Place to Hide in the Anthropocene

“The Earth can't afford more black belts in shopping and using things up.”

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