Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the Sojourners God’s Politics blog. Permission was given by the moderator to repost. This President’s Day, about 20 church leaders, sympathizers, and undocumented immigrants were arrested in front of the White House as part of an act of civil […]Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: This blog originally appeared on Bread for the World’s blog. Permission was given by the moderator to repost. My dad was a born a migrant. He likes to talk about the storm that was raging the night of his birth, but there was an even greater […]Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: This blog originally appeared on Neighborhood Ministry’s blog. Permission was given by the moderator to repost. Our young leaders at Neighborhood Ministries began to get public visibility in their own right during the 103 days of the 24/7 prayer vigil that they manned at the Arizona […]Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: The original version of this blog appeared on November 21, 2011. Black Friday is a day I usually dread. People camp out for days to buy items such as televisions, video games and other things at greatly reduced prices. Some stores will be open starting on the eve of Thanksgiving, […]Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Sojourners’ God’s Politics blog. Permission was given by the moderator to repost. “I didn’t come here because I wanted a job…I came here because I wanted to live.” These words from an undocumented immigrant came early on in Church World Service’s Summit on […]Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: The original version of this blog ran on March 18, 2013. When we encounter something that is not the way it should be in our society, God ultimately calls us to do something about it. James 2:14-25 speaks forcefully about the fact that our faith should manifest itself in concrete […]Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: Earlier this week, members of G92 participated in the Americans for Reform lobby day in Washington, D.C. to urge members of the the House of Representatives to ask their leaders to bring immigration reform to a vote. Please join us by contacting your Representative today to encourage […]Continue Reading →
Recently, I was invited by some friends to join them at an event to support immigration reform. The event was held at a local park in Denver and was a part of a larger, national effort which held over 150 rallies in 40 states across the country to show House leaders local […]Continue Reading →
I am a sucker for traditions. I love celebrating important moments by reflecting each year on special days. The prayer vigil for immigration reform has become a tradition in our community. However we never intended it to be an annual tradition. Four years ago, we gathered to cry out […]Continue Reading →
A message from Leith Anderson on behalf of the Evangelical Immigration Table: Depending on where you get your news, you might have heard in recent weeks either that: 1.) Immigration negotiations have fallen apart in the House of Representatives, or 2) House Leadership is on the verge of introducing legislation […]Continue Reading →
