Earning Dreams: The Path Towards Citizenship

On October 4, 2013 By
When I was 16, my family went out for a celebration dinner one night. We were celebrating the fact that my dad had just been sworn in as a U.S. citizen. Because of that, my brother and I—who were born in Monterrey, Mexico—also became U.S. citizens that day. So really, it was […]Continue Reading →

Reflections on Tijuana: Part 1

On September 16, 2013 By
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Dr. M. Daniel Carroll Rodas’s blog on the Denver Seminary website. Permission was given by the author to repost. From July 5 to July 7, I was in Tijuana, Mexico. I flew into San Diego, and then took a bus and then the trolley to the Mexican border. I met Josh […]Continue Reading →

Immigration and the Body of Christ

On September 11, 2013 By
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on the NC Council of Churches’ blog. Permission was given by the author to repost.  In these fever-pitch days of summer, with the once-in-a-generation chance at real immigration reform in Congress, we’re hearing a lot about how reform is good politics (for both parties) and good for […]Continue Reading →

Sermon of a Swiped Wallet

On July 17, 2013 By
Let us pray: Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of all of our hearts be acceptable to you, O Lord, our rock and our redeemer. AMEN. Two Sundays ago, my friend Kelli and I ate lunch in Chinatown, after visiting a local United Methodist Church. The blessing and the curse […]Continue Reading →

Why We Can’t Stay Here

On May 20, 2013 By

Bill Hybels says that casting a vision is the process of inspiring people to move from “here” to “there.”  We often think that to “sell” a vision, we need to paint a compelling picture of “there,” he says, when we really need to make the case for […]Continue Reading →

Student-Led Immigration Reform

On May 8, 2013 By

Let me start by saying how nice it is to write something that’s not contingent on a final grade for the first time in a very long while … Ahh, let’s all just let that soak in….

                For the past four years I’ve been grinding […]Continue Reading →

Prayer And Action

On April 22, 2013 By
 

Last Wednesday, hundreds of pastors and lay leaders from evangelical churches and campuses all over the United States gathered in our nation’s capital for a national Day of Prayer and Action for Immigration Reform.  Several months ago, national Christian leaders drafted a letter to President Obama and to […]Continue Reading →

John Alexis Edgren Would Be Proud

On April 12, 2013 By
Twelve years ago, I proudly lived and served as the resident director in Edgren Hall, the residence hall named after the founder of Bethel University — John Alexis Edgren. Edgren grew up in Karlstad, Sweden, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1862. Today, I live in south Minneapolis where many of […]Continue Reading →

Immigration Reform Pitfalls II: The Question of Family Reunification

On April 3, 2013 By
As immigration reform seems increasingly likely, I wanted to take some time to look at some of the biggest questions facing lawmakers.  On Monday, we examined the question of whether undocumented immigrants should be allowed to apply for legal status only, without the possibility of eventual citizenship, or whether a long-term path […]Continue Reading →

Immigration Reform Pitfalls I: Legal Status vs. Citizenship.

On April 1, 2013 By
There’s a growing sense of optimism around the possibility of Congress actually working together on a bipartisan basis to pass some sort of an immigration reform in the coming months.  Senators on both sides of the aisle say they are close to an agreement.  Key Republicans in the House […]Continue Reading →
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