United We Pray Loading and Newsletter Logo
Loading ...

What A Chorus That Would Be | Pilot Episode 1

by | Oct 4, 2017

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Episode Overview:

In this first episode, Isaac Adams and Trillia Newbell discuss the purpose of United? We Pray and share their hopes for the podcast. The Bible makes clear that God’s people are a praying people, and United? We Pray seeks to encourage more prayer about racial struggles. We hope to pray proactively, and we hope to praise God, confess to God, thank God, and ask of God. What’s more, we hope that brothers and sisters listening in on these prayer join in prayer because, as Trillia says, “what a chorus that would be!”

The issue of race, unity, and the church may daunt you; it may have you altogether weary. Wherever you may be, join us as we come to the throne of grace in Jesus’ name. We pray that we would see these issues not as something entirely negative, something like a prison, but as something that can glorify God, a prism that reflects his beauty.

 

Links & Show Notes:

  1. Francis Grimké Sermon Series — The Negro His Rights and Wrongs, The Forces For Him and Against Him
  2. Trillia Newbell’s Call to Prayer Blog Post
  3. Trillia’s children’s book: God’s Very Good Idea
  4. Hosts: Isaac Adams & Trillia Newbell
  5. UWP Podcast Recorded and produced by Karl Magnuson. Graphic design by Rob Alvey.

To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Twitter and keep exploring our website. Please consider rating the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe using your favorite podcast client to hear more!

Recent POdcasts

Life in a Hispanic Church with Ivan Gonzalez

Life in a Hispanic Church with Ivan Gonzalez

 Police Reform Ivan Gonzalez serves at Christos Para Las Naciones Church in Penson, Alabama, which is a Hispanic Church primarily serving immigrant families. Ivan joined Austin to talk about what life is like for Christians in Hispanic churches in 2025. We really...

read more
Rethinking the Police with Dan Reinhardt

Rethinking the Police with Dan Reinhardt

 Police Reform Dr. Daniel Rienhardt is a 24 year veteran of the police force. He is the author of Rethinking the Police: An Officer's Confession and the Pathway to Reform (IVP, 2023). This book is a refreshing change from most conversations about police reform....

read more
Gritty and Graceful with Caryn Rivadeneira

Gritty and Graceful with Caryn Rivadeneira

Gritty and Graceful Caryn Rivadeneira is the author of several books for both children and adults. Her latest book, Gritty and Graceful (Beaming Books) is one we would recommend to all of our listeners. Caryn managed to give a Biblical survey of the work of women in...

read more

Upcoming Events

Isaac-Adams-United-We-Pray-speaking-at-an-event

Click Here to View Now

Recent Articles

My Education in the American South

My Education in the American South

I didn’t learn how to read until I was in second grade. Growing up in a large Black family in Birmingham, Alabama, in the early 90s, I learned to survive by blending in. I was one of a bunch (a Southern measurement term) of grandchildren and didn’t, at first glance,...

read more
Seven Things to Know After the Last Election

Seven Things to Know After the Last Election

Lessons from our summer series on politics.  This past summer on our podcast, we did something we’ve never done before. We did a focused series on Christianity and politics. This summer series was an effort to equip our listeners to be agents of unity in their...

read more

Author

  • United? We Pray is a ministry to help Christians pray and think about racial strife. We want to encourage Christians amid the strife to rely upon God in prayer. So our prayers can be informed, we strive to learn and write about race, racism and its effects, and theology. We aim to be biblical, beneficial, and clear in all our efforts. While we’re burdened for all racial strife, we focus on racial strife between Christians because of the unique privilege and stewardship God has given his people: to bear witness to Him and to love all people, especially one another (Gal. 6:10).

    View all posts

All Podcast Episodes

Stay Connected