66: A Call Back to Scripture: Bunni Pounds on Faith, Civic Engagement, and the Vision Behind America Reads the Bible

About this episode

Sophia Lorey interviews Bunni Pounds about faith, civic engagement, and the America Reads the Bible event.

In this episode of This Is a Woman, Sophia Lorey interviews Bunni Pounds, founder of Christians Engaged and Senior Vice President of Family Policy Alliance, about faith, civic engagement, and a historic upcoming national event. Bunni shares her journey from working in congressional politics and running for office to launching Christians Engaged, a ministry dedicated to mobilizing believers to pray, vote, and engage in public life from a biblical worldview. The conversation then centers on America Reads the Bible, a week-long public reading of the entire Bible in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. Hosted at the Museum of the Bible, the event will feature national leaders, pastors, worship artists, and public figures reading Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. Throughout the episode, Sophia and Bunni emphasize the need for unity across denominations, a return to daily Scripture, and a renewed commitment to Christ as the foundation for cultural and national renewal. America Reads the Bible https://americareadsthebible.com Christians Engaged https://christiansengaged.org Family Policy Alliance https://familypolicyalliance.com Gen Z Summit, Sophia is Speaking…

People in this episode

Host: Sophia Lorey

Guest: Bunni Pounds

Topics covered

• faith
• civic engagement
• Scripture
• public life
• cultural renewal

Keywords

• faith
• civic engagement
• America Reads the Bible
• Bunni Pounds
• Scripture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christians Engaged, Family Policy Alliance

Places: Washington, D.C., Museum of the Bible

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