I keep looking at the latest issue of Sojourners and smiling.
On the cover, you’ll find a gorgeous portrait of Georgia Coley, taken by Nashville-based LGTBQ+ photographer Emily April Allen.
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Drumroll, please: I'm delighted to bring you our annual list of Christian women shaping the church. Some of these women lead at podiums, pulpits, and other spaces that have historically been closed to women. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In the wake of World War II, there was a general idea that humanity would not survive another world war.
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I’m not much of a red-carpet person, but I’m following this weekend’s Oscars with more interest than usual. Here at Sojourners, we focus our film coverage on movies that have something to say about faith and social justice—and this year, Hollywood had a lot to say.
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This week, the Sojourners staff is gathering in Washington, D.C., to do something radical, subversive, and decidedly countercultural: close our laptops and take a retreat. #SojoMail #Sojourners
The song stuck in my head this week is the hit 2000s praise-and-worship song “Here I Am To Worship.” Unfortunately, the reason it’s been stuck on repeat is not altogether lovely, altogether worthy, or altogether wonderful to me. #SojoMail #Sojourners
A few weeks ago, a colleague shared an SNL sketch in which a suburban mom confesses to her adult children that she—like unprecedented numbers of white evangelicals, according to recent polling—is rethinking her support for Trump.
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Here’s a weird little valentine to start us off: Roses are red/ more nukes spell doom/ here’s a faith-fueled success tale/ to cut through the gloom.
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Avocadoes are on sale and those He Gets Us ads are back, which can only mean one thing: The Super Bowl is this weekend.
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I hope faith leaders know how to layer: As temperatures dip below zero in Minneapolis, the city’s pastors have invited clergy from around the country to gather. #SojoMail #Sojourners
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She was also a woman who took seriously what the Bible says about caring for your neighbors. Good was also a wife and mother, and her car, now stained with blood, had stuffed animals piled up in the glove compartment when she was shot.
Shocking footage travels fast, so you’ve probably seen it: ICE agents smashing windows, dragging people out of their cars, and generally doing things that have “nothing to do with laws or national security.”
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In this week’s SojoMail: We ring in the new year with a collection of prayers for our readers and four stories that remind us to look towards the future with hope. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week's SojoMail: top movies from 2025 to watch over the holidays; how Bethlehem reminds us of joy amid grief; and what anti-ICE nativities are signaling. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: Some of our most hope-inducing stories of the past year, as well as a reflection and a new movie that both teach us how to grieve well. #SojoMail #Sojourners #hope
In this week’s SojoMail: Another grief-filled Advent in Palestine, director Rian Johnson talks about how his Christian upbringing informs his movies, and how attending Bible college turned one of our columnists into a democratic socialist. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: Why Christians should speak out about the administration’s killings in Venezuela, a pastor explores the “holy rage” found at ICE protests in Broadview, and the exploratory faith elements of Rosalia’s new album. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: We need to do better than post-shame politics, a look at the possible paths forward for Catholic-rooted feminism, and California’s churches respond to ICE. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: The absence of SNAP benefits is having a big impact; there’s a new Vatican decree about Mary and Jesus; and we review a film that touches on how to move from trauma to stability. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: a better conception of the ‘Case for Christianity,’ an exploration of AI infrastructure’s disproportionate effects on Black communities, and the story of a justice-focused Georgia cemetery. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: how South Africa’s past can help guide America’s future; unpacking worship at Charlie Kirk’s memorial; and an inside look at Gaza from a Palestinian journalist. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: Jimmy Kimmel, free speech, and finding courage. Also, what a Christian pastor has learned from reading the Quran, and hopeful news about the climate. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: how immigration raids are affecting our neighbors. Also, the gifts people with dementia can bring to the church, and a retired pastor’s decision to give away inherited land. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: A former conservative activist reflects on the sacredness of life in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death. Also, a conversation on why Christians should be leftists and a lament for the cuts to Medicaid. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: what the Epstein controversy means for the MAGA movement, why Christian nationalism makes it hard to watch ‘Hamilton’, and a previously unpublished interview with Walter Brueggemann. #SojoMail #Sojourners
In this week’s SojoMail: How Trump’s occupation of D.C. calls back to Roman rule; funding trouble in the faith and justice sector; and the authoritarian underbelly of Adventures in Odyssey. #SojoMail #Sojourners
This week: Creation care in the face of the EPA’s surrender, Sydney Sweeney’s jeans campaign, and a new book about missionary kids. #SojoMail #Sojourners
This week: When Google’s AI Overview interprets the Bible, Trump on the roof, and the choice of who plays Jesus. #SojoMail #Sojourners
