BOOKS
COMING NOVEMBER 10
SARAH’S LATEST BOOK
Without Ceasing: Bold Prayers for Troubled Times
It started with a small act of faith in a time of division and uncertainty
Days after the 2025 US presidential inauguration, Sarah L. Sanderson emailed a simple invitation to family and friends. Join me in prayer for our nation. Her idea was straightforward: to stand outside the White House one Saturday a month and pray for justice. Within days, responses poured in from across the country and beyond. What began as a solitary act of intercession became a movement of hope.
Without Ceasing is a prayer guide and work manual for those longing to see God’s kingdom break into our world. Drawing from Scripture, contemporary social reformers, and the experiences of a growing prayer community, this book reimagines prayer as engagement—a bold act of prophetic imagination and collaboration with God.
In the book of Jeremiah, God commands the people exiled in Babylon to “seek the peace and prosperity of the city and pray to the Lord for it.” That call echoes today. For Christians burdened by the state of the world yet unsure how to respond, Without Ceasing offers a way forward: pray with hope, work with courage, and trust that prayer makes a difference. This book equips readers to seek the welfare of their communities, whether in a protest march, a community organizing campaign, a prayer closet—or praying outside the White House.
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The Place We Make: Breaking the Legacy of Legalized Hate
A thoughtful investigation into the incredible true story of a Black man convicted and exiled under the Oregon Exclusion Law in 1851—and a contemporary White woman wrestling with racism and faith after learning she’s a descendant of two men who assisted in the exile.
Moving back to the outskirts of Portland, called the “Whitest city in America,” prompted Sarah’s curiosity about the colonization of the West, her ancestors, and the legal exile of a Black man. She examined four city leaders involved in Jacob Vanderpool’s case—Oregon City’s founder, the case judge, Jacob’s accuser, and a local pastor—and the cultural and theological fallout of their decisions. Along the way, Sarah took a hard look at her tendencies, unconscious and deliberate, to ignore the possibility of prejudice in her heart.
Vanderpool’s case proved a fascinating lens on a far bigger story than one trial, illuminating truths to help us all come to honest terms with our past, learn to repent, and contribute to the good of the people and places around us.
Journey through this sensitive expedition into the events that remain a thorn under America’s skin and discover afresh the vast potential of the flawed but endlessly redeemable—human heart.
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A Sojourners Best Book of the year
“A beautiful rendering of an ugly history. A worthy read.”
—Chanté Griffin, advocate, journalist, and author
"In this thought-provoking debut, journalist Sanderson unpacks the legacy of Oregon's 1844-1926 racial exclusion laws... an admirably candid self-examination and an insightful look at an underdocumented episode of racism in American history. It's worth checking out."
—Publishers Weekly
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