# worship service (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover worship service. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weekly Roundup: Aug. 21](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-aug-21) _2026-08-21 · Word&Way · A Public Witness_ Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week we published a look on how churches responded to learning that the Department of Homeland Security spied on them and a report on the latest worship service at the Pentagon. ## [Southern Baptist Preacher Tells Pentagon Worship Service that God Will ‘Fight Their Battles’](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/southern-baptist-preacher-tells-pentagon) _2026-08-19 · Brian Kaylor · A Public Witness_ An influential Southern Baptist pastor stood Wednesday (Aug. 19) in the headquarters of the world’s largest military and, with no sense of irony, preached a message of hope for Pentagon leaders by pointing to multiple biblical passages where God miraculously delivered people by defeating a large imperial military. ## [In Worship and in Court, Churches Respond to DHS Spying in Their Buildings](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/in-worship-and-in-court-churches) _2026-08-17 · Brian Kaylor · A Public Witness_ At the start of worship on Sunday morning (Aug. 16), Rev. Cody Sanders gave an announcement that’s not what he typically offers: the congregation had been one of several churches “targeted by undercover Department of Homeland Security infiltration.” ## [Weekly Roundup: Aug. 14](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-aug-14) _2026-08-14 · Word&Way · A Public Witness_ Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a look at the problem with religious tests for office and a report on the Trump administration sending undercover agents inside church buildings that are free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to ## [Department of Homeland Security Spied on Churches in the Twin Cities](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/department-of-homeland-security-spied) _2026-08-14 · Brian Kaylor · A Public Witness_ According to documents filed in federal court this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent undercover agents into church buildings to track activists attending events at Lutheran, Baptist, Episcopal, and Universalist churches. ## [What We Can Learn From AI Slop Images Celebrating Pentagon Worship Services](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/what-we-can-learn-from-ai-slop-images) _2026-08-13 · Brian Kaylor · A Public Witness_ I first noticed something odd after reporting on Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” reading Psalm 144 during the Pentagon worship service in January to justify the U.S. ## [Flunk Those Who Want a Religious Test for Office](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/flunk-those-who-want-a-religious) _2026-08-11 · Brian Kaylor · A Public Witness_ The Republican lieutenant governor of Indiana wants to change his state’s Constitution to bar non-Christians from holding public office. ## [Weekly Roundup: Aug. 7](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-aug-7) _2026-08-07 · Word&Way · A Public Witness_ Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a report on Christian Nationalist rhetoric by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church that is free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to A Public Witness received a look at a rightwing church’s politicking for a ballot measure in Missouri (that failed on Tuesday). ## [Nuclear Weapons as ‘God’s Grace and Mercy’?](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/nuclear-weapons-as-gods-grace-and) _2026-08-06 · Brian Kaylor · A Public Witness_ A prominent figure recently declared that the creation of nuclear weapons was proof that “God’s grace and mercy were bestowed upon our country.” While that might sound like the Crusader theology of Secretary of Pulp Fiction Pete Hegseth, it’s actually a claim made on Saturday (Aug. ## [Thou Shalt Not … Amend the State Constitution?](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/thou-shalt-not-amend-the-state-constitution) _2026-08-04 · Brian Kaylor · A Public Witness_ With the arrival of August, people in several states are heading to the voting booths for important midterm primary elections, including Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Virginia today. ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UInTnrzP2y8z) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Weekly Roundup: July 31](https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-roundup-july-31) _2026-07-31 · Word&Way · A Public Witness_ Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week we published the only report by any outlet on the latest Pentagon worship service. ## [Simplifying Revelation pt. 1: How to Study the Book of Revelation](https://www.shanejwood.com/how-to-study-the-book-of-revelation/) _2025-02-20 · Shane Wood · Shane J. Wood_ The book of Revelation can be terrifying. Confusing. Overwhelming. But in this 11-session group study, Shane simplifies Revelation by taking you step-by-step through the proper tools to engage the text. He answers questions like: "What is prophecy?"; "What do we do with the Mark of the Beast?"; and even "What about the rapture?" Overall, he challenges the reader to surrender themselves to the… ## [Simplifying Revelation pt. 2 – Interpreting the Book of Revelation](https://www.shanejwood.com/interpreting-the-book-of-revelation/) _2025-02-19 · Shane Wood · Shane J. Wood_ Building off of the interpretative tools in Simplifying Revelation pt. 1, this series goes chapter by chapter through the book of Revelation to unveil the contents of this mysterious book by emphasizing the importance of the first five words of the book: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ."