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"landing uneasily in chaos /
wandering and wondering in the quantum universe /
God playing symphonies on strings
(Trevor Scott Barton, 2012)"
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Einstein's Compass
Editor's Note: Trevor Scott Barton wrote this poem after reading Subtle Is The Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein by Abraham Pais.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, Reuters reports.
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Supreme Court Rejects Religious Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
In her appeal, lawyers for Kim Davis said that the same-sex marriage right is grounded in what they called the “legal fiction” of a principle called “substantive due process.” Davis has said same-sex…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Lord take my soul, but the struggle continues. -Ken Saro-Wiwa
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The Latest Issue of Verse & Voice
Today's verse, voice, and prayer to inspire your day.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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In 'Nervous Systems,' author Sara Billups grapples with “the dissonance between the head reading ‘do not worry’ and the heart worrying," writes @lizcoolj.bsky.social.
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Is It Possible Not To Worry?
In ‘Nervous Systems,’ Sara Billups shows how God meets us wherever anxiety dwells.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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"The giggles of children come to us. I soon realize it is a group of settler kids who storm down from the settlement. They curl their fingers into the shape of guns and take aim at us."
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The Noose Has Tightened in Palestine
With a ceasefire in place, it’s tempting to ignore the broader issues that Palestinians still face: Namely, increased settler violence and the state of Israel annexing more land.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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"For Jesus, that is what being a neighbor means: sacrifice, generosity, and abundant compassion flowing in a direction that defies all our norms and biases."
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Who Deserves SNAP? Jesus Has a Parable for That
When we start asking who is worthy of care, we've already lost the plot.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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"the bugs writhe in the snare /
the spider climbs to wrap each of them /
in the gloom of grace and light
(Benjamin Schmitt, 2021)"
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Spider
A poem.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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"As vividly and viscerally as we call on God to curse those responsible for white children’s deaths, may we also utter the same curses for those responsible for Black and brown children’s deaths. "
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Praying the Imprecatory Psalms Is an Act of Nonviolence
God, break the teeth of white supremacy. Tear out the fangs of misogyny, O Lord!
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November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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"In the 15th century, Margery Kempe received the divine gift of weeping. When considering the multitude of spiritual powers God has bestowed, weeping is a peculiar one."
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Reclaiming Weeping as a Sacred Practice
Amanda Held Opelt's new book explores the lost rituals of grief.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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"One of the most momentous events of the past century was, in fact, an accident, a semicomical and bureaucratic mistake." (2017)
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The Mistake That Toppled the Berlin Wall
“One of the most momentous events of the past century was, in fact, an accident, a semicomical and bureaucratic mistake.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Every November, communities around the world hold remembrances on the anniversary of the Nazis’ brutal assault on the Jews during "Kristallnacht." (2019)
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The Forgotten Mass Destruction of Jewish Homes During ‘Kristallnacht’
Also known as “the Night of Broken Glass,” it’s one of the most closely scrutinized events in the history of Nazi Germany.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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"Bonnie Raitt seems to be handling it. And that gives great hope to others of us also finding our voice." (1991)
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The Rhythm of Bonnie's Blues
Bonnie Raitt's new offering tips her hand
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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"Christians not only have a duty to do good works through individual charity, but also to urge their political representatives to do what is in their power to end hunger in the U.S. and around the world."
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Christian Charity Alone Won’t End Hunger
Honoring Jesus’ call to feed the hungry requires more than donating to food pantries.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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"What can religious voices rooted in a commitment to God’s justice and peace say in this perilous moment?"
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Christians Must Confront Asymmetrical Empathy for the Middle East
It's hard to get past polarized rhetoric about Israel and Palestine. But we must try, for silence is complicit resignation to evil, terror, and calamity.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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"In the Philippines, it is common to refer to the country as 'Inang Bayan' or 'Mother Land,' as this land we call home is lush and inviting. I was there when our Mother wept." sojo.net/articles/my-...
My Country Is Ravaged By Typhoons; the U.S. Military Is Responsible
The United States military is polluting the planet. Indigenous people are fighting back.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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In honor of Dorothy Day's 128th birthday, a piece from 1976 depicts a personal encounter with her. "This passionate disturber of the peace, this agitator for justice, wants, as another said, not to denounce as much as to announce."
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Encountering Dorothy Day
From her earliest years, Dorothy Day has believed that the place for people to be is on the barricades. She has been there with them.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"After a red-eye flight with a long layover, I came seeking rest."
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This Room Is Not for Napping
What does it mean for Black bodies to find rest in a violent world?
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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Nine years ago today, musician Leonard Cohen passed away. Read this 2013 piece on his role as an irreverent master of prayer.
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Can You Hear My Song?
Leonard Cohen as irreverent master of prayer.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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"As the image spread on social media, many people commented that the image seemed destined for history books—while others worried about whether the future will have history books."
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The Chicago Pastor Who Confronted ICE in a Viral Photo
Rev. David Black found himself in the middle of a spectacle, but he wants to be clear: This story isn't about him.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Kenji Kuramitsu reflects on his experience visiting Palestine's West Bank with his father and the trauma left by Israeli occupation, which leaves "a rope burn in the psyche that is passed from generation to generation."
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The Noose Has Tightened in Palestine
With a ceasefire in place, it’s tempting to ignore the broader issues that Palestinians still face: Namely, increased settler violence and the state of Israel annexing more land.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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"[Surveilling] raises theological questions about how the church participates in this culture and how it shapes the social relationships we imagine possible in the body of Christ." sojo.net/magazine/nov...
Is Your Church Watching You?
Congregations are entering the murky world of online surveillance and data gathering. What could go wrong?
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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In the chaos surrounding the withholding of SNAP benefits, @revadamtaylor.bsky.social delves deeper: Why are so many people in need of food assistance in the first place?
Who Deserves SNAP? Jesus Has a Parable for That
When we start asking who is worthy of care, we've already lost the plot.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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A take from @abbyolcese.bsky.social on how the film 'Sorry, Baby' is "the most accurate depiction [she's] seen of how trauma stays in your mind and body and what it takes to reach a place of stability."
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‘To Suffer Through Trauma Alone Is Unbearable’
The film ‘Sorry, Baby’ is the most accurate depiction I’ve seen of how trauma stays with you and what it takes to reach a place of stability.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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