One of the most important themes in the New Testament for me over the past few years has been the idea that our identity, if we profess to follow Christ, is that of “aliens and strangers in the world” (1 Peter 2:11). While much of my life and work has been focused on how […]Continue Reading →
Guest Blog by Sharon Moore I first realized a love for immigrants in college. I began teaching ESL classes and working with the Latino youth at my church, tutoring and teaching the Bible. As I developed relationships with many immigrants, my love for the population grew. In graduate school, I started volunteering with a […]Continue Reading →
Guest Blog by Dawnielle Miller After work on a fine Friday, I drove to a very dear friend’s house to visit her new little baby boy. It was a joyous time of celebration. Our conversation for the evening centered on God’s leading in our lives, transition, the challenges of growing up, feeling the weight of increasing responsibility and the evidence of the Holy Spirit’s […]Continue Reading →
Guest Blog by John Lamb Several months ago, I was buying a “tres leches” cake at a bakery called “La Espiga” here in Nashville. If you haven’t tasted tres leches cake, it’s kind of moist. I don’t really have a taste for it, but it’s my wife’s favorite, and it was her birthday. As […]Continue Reading →
Last Wednesday evening, while at a Christian College in rural Ohio that I was visiting for the first time, I experienced a surreal sense of déjà vu. Nearly a decade ago now, as a freshman at Wheaton College, I was present for what some would argue was the most exciting event that ever happened to […]Continue Reading →
Guest Blog by Kellye Fabian God’s calling on my life is to tell stories—stories of His greatness, stories of how He works in and through me, stories of how He works in and through others. Over the last two years, in connection with my legal aid ministry work, God has exposed me to so […]Continue Reading →
Guest Blog by Daniel Darling Last week over dinner, I had a robust discussion on the subject of immigration with a group of fellow Christians. I was recording a TV interview in promotion of my latest book, iFaith. I’m not sure exactly how the topic came up—I rather winced as we continued […]Continue Reading →
Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders by Jason Riley is an excellent book with a regrettable title. Because I personally do not think the United States could sustain an open borders policy—and because that is also quite adamantly not the position of my employer, World Relief, which like other evangelical groups […]Continue Reading →
