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Verse of the Day: 'The twelve were with him, as well as some women'
06-19-2009
Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God.
Verse of the Day: 'You shall not oppress a resident alien'
06-18-2009
You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 23:9
Voice of the Day: Florynce R. Kennedy
06-18-2009
Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. And why wouldn't they be? They know best two positions. Somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck.
Prayer of the Day: Refugees
06-18-2009
Comfort refugees worldwide, Lord, and give them stability. Unite families who have been separated, and create Christian family out of former strangers.
Voice of the Day: Gordon Cosby
06-17-2009
[Jesus'] sentence was not a 30-day unsupervised probation and a letter to be written to Pilate, his judge. His sentence was death by torture and crucifixion.
Verse of the Day: 'They will fast in those days'
06-17-2009
Then they said to him, "John's disciples, like the disciples of the Pharisees, frequently fast and pray, but your disciples eat and drink." Jesus said to them, "You cannot make weddi
Prayer of the Day: Water for All
06-17-2009
Just like your prophet Amos, we beseech you Lord to flood nations who thirst for water and for justice.
Voice of the Day: Mohandas Gandhi
06-16-2009
It is the acid test of nonviolence that ... there is no rancor left behind, and in the end, the enemies are converted into friends.
- Mohandas Gandhi
Verse of the Day: 'Gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked'
06-16-2009
[If one] does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment, does not take advance or
Prayer of the Day: Bold Leaders
06-16-2009
Embolden your people, O Holy One, to cry out against injustice. Raise prophetic leaders from the midst of oppression, and may your Word speak and act through them.
Voice of the Day: St. Augustine
06-15-2009
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are anger and courage. Anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
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Verse of the Day: 'Do not kill the innocent and those in the right'
06-15-2009
You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in their lawsuits. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Prayer of the Day: Bangladesh
06-15-2009
We pray for the people of Bangladesh, Lord, as they struggle with one natural disaster after another.
Prayer of the Day: Access to Child Care
06-12-2009
Pray that access to child care, Early Head Start, and Head Start will be expanded for low-income families.
Verse of the Day: 'You are a land that is not cleansed'
06-12-2009
The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, say to it: You are a land that is not cleansed, not rained upon in the day of indignation.
Voice of the Day: Graham Greene
06-12-2009
It was for this world that Christ had died; the more evil you saw and heard about you, the greater glory lay around the death.
Urgent: White House Witness Against Torture
06-11-2009
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Voice of the Day: John Wesley
06-11-2009
The gospel of Christ knows of no religion but social; no holiness but social holiness.
Verse of the Day: 'Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?'
06-11-2009
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up, left everything, and followed him.
Prayer of the Day: Female Teachers
06-11-2009
Pray for more female teachers to be trained in countries where there are cultural constraints against women’s education.
Source: Micah Challenge USA