A historic government shutdown is taking a toll on Americans in a myriad of ways. Perhaps among the cruelest is the federal government’s refusal to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP, which more than 42 million Americans (including 16 million children) rely on to put food on their tables.

In fact, the Trump administration has gone so far as to order states to undo SNAP payments for November. This is a moral crisis, one that calls for more than sermons. It calls for faith in action.

Joshua Liston-Zawadi

There was a time when the church was more than a building, it was a refuge. A place where those who had been forgotten by the world could come and find care, compassion and community. Today, as this nation teeters on the edge of moral exhaustion and econ

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