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08/09/2025

Erin Parks: "We suffered under the shame of purity culture, only to have religious and political leaders’ sexual allegations and crimes hushed and dismissed.

We sang, 'Jesus loves the little children.' Then we grew up to learn that to some in church, the song didn’t mean black and brown babies, refugee children or disabled kids."

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When we gather in the sacred spaces of our generation—coffee shops, park trails, bars, reddit threads and front porches—we compare notes. All of us carry some sort of compromise.

08/08/2025

Anna Parish: "There’s not a page on WebMD for 'The May Crazies' or 'The August Crazies' and maybe that’s because it’s self-diagnosed. But it doesn’t have to be found online for it to be entirely real.

Perhaps you have 'The August Crazies' now."

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Our eyes probably won’t be opened through a dirt and saliva mixture. But maybe they’ll be opened through a quiet noticing.

08/08/2025

Don't miss this special episode of the Good Faith Weekly podcast!

Mitch & Missy sat down with Sasha Samuels to talk about her portraits of wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and the humanitarian purpose that drives her art 🎨🇺🇦

Stay for the end of the video to see an example of her incredible work.

Listen to this week's episode: https://ow.ly/8NY250WC1YT

08/08/2025

Mitch Randall: "Now, at fifty-five, I find myself knocking on the door of a new phase, thinking more about the generations that will follow me. I genuinely want to leave the world a better place than I found it. Embracing aging, for me, means making choices that will benefit those who will follow me."

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Curiosity is an invitation into a relationship, one that doesn’t judge but is inquisitive, with the hope of discovery.

08/07/2025

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08/07/2025

Kali Cawthon-Freels: In addition to updating the previous data, the 2026 report will also expand its research sample to give more attention to the experiences of clergywomen of color and clergy who are LGBTQ+.

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Rev. Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed recently announced she has received funding to update the monumental State of Clergywomen Report.

08/07/2025

NEWS: Good Faith Media is excited to announce that 2026 will bring new changes to Good Faith Bible Studies! Rather than relying on a permanent slate of curriculum writers, the weekly studies will be provided by a rotating team of pastors, scholars, and lay leaders who are passionate about the biblical text. 👩‍🏫✨

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Changes will include multiple curriculum writers and a conversational podcast.

08/06/2025

Craig Nash: "With Israel’s inability to secure the release of all hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023 and as images of starving children in Gaza make headlines, those in the U.S. are souring on the current war in the Middle East."

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A recent Gallup poll has revealed that for the first time since he first became Israel’s prime minister, U.S. respondents have a negative view of Benjamin Netanyahu.

08/06/2025

Daniel Rosado: "The root causes or underlying shifts happening in education today are weakening the sacred nature of teaching and are also having a harmful impact on students’ learning. This is occurring due to executive orders, the condemnation of the other, the growth of totalitarianism, and political leaders exceeding their power while weakening communities."

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When diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and otherness are defined as wrong, the embrace of the gospel is weakened and learning becomes a thing of the past.

08/06/2025

Peggy Haymes: "As we focus on spiritual formation, we’re asked to pay attention to our lives. We’re reminded of how distracted we are and are invited to pause to listen for the movement of God’s Spirit.

In grief, such direction seems neither desirable nor possible. How can we be present when that present is unbearable?"

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“Go to dark Gethsemane,” the old hymn instructs us and if there is any present we can bear, maybe it’s this one.

08/06/2025

A SERMON FOR EVERY SUNDAY ⛪: Rev. Christopher Mack unpacks the story of S***m and Gomorrah for this week's ASFES sermon.

Mack is the pastor of community and teaching at Vox Veniae in Austin, Texas.

Watch: https://asermonforeverysunday.com

08/05/2025

Keion Jackson: "We need the fire of Pentecostal testimony, the moral courage of Baptist proclamation, the justice tradition of AME organizing, the sacramental beauty of Episcopal and Catholic worship, the contemplative depth of Black monastic communities, and the prophetic creativity of independent Black congregations.

Reimagining the Black Church requires nothing less than a full and honest conversation—one that refuses to privilege a single tradition, but instead honors the fullness of our collective sacred memory."

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Reimagining the Black Church requires nothing less than a full and honest conversation— one that refuses to privilege a single tradition, but instead honors the fullness of our collective sacred memory.