Ubuntu Theology & the Church Foyer
by Craig Wong Until a few years ago, a first-timer visiting our church building during midweek office hours would have to take a shot at which button to press at the entrance…and hope that...
Tagged: immigration
On Border Fences and the Fabric of Our Nation
by Leslie Harrison I have always been a proponent for the rights of immigrants, based on the image I have of America according to the picture painted by our history. I am disappointed and...
Ministry on the Borderline 2016
by Mayra Picos-Lee I am in Tijuana, Mexico, this week with Palmer Seminary students for our “Ministry on the Borderline” travel course, which focuses on immigration and the systems that propel undocumented immigration into...
Christmas and the Gift of Refugees
Samira Izadi Page is the founder and executive director of Gateway of Grace, the largest refugee outreach in North Texas. A refugee herself, Izadi Page delights in reaching out to people who need more...
In the Thick of It!
by HyeRan Kim-Cragg I am on sabbatical this year. When the shooting in Ferguson occurred last summer, it got me thinking about the last course I taught before I went on sabbatical. I pulled...
Prayer for Immigrants (and prayer of confession)
Jesus—crucified and risen—draws us into his presence again, the one who had nowhere to laid his head, no safe place, no secure home, no passport or visa, no certified citizenship. We gather around him...
Prayer for Migrants
Heart of Jesus, full of love and mercy, watch over our sister and brother migrants.Have pity on them and protect them. They suffer mistreatment and humiliations on their way, are looked upon as dangerous...
Prayer Alert!
Please join us in praying for Grassroots Leadership, an organization that is leading the fight to end family detention. Grassroots led the effort that closed all the family detention centers in 2009 (all but 96...
What Latino Immigrants Have Taught Me About My Citizenship
God is correcting the bias and condescension that I used to show my “alien” neighbors. text and photos by Todd Svanoe Soon after my family moved to an inner-city South Minneapolis neighborhood in July...
Go and Do Likewise
The “Justice for Our Neighbors” National Network by Todd L. Lake It is one thing to wring one’s hands about the plight of undocumented immigrants, but quite another to actually do something to help...
