Last week, Timothy Dalrymple’s Philosophical Fragments published a guest post by Mark Tooley, president of the Institute for Religion and Democracy, critical of evangelical leaders’ advocacy for “Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” which Mr. Tooley argues is an example of American evangelicalism slinking toward the liberalism represented by the National Council of Churches. Matthew Soerens, our regular […]Continue Reading →
Ashley, @mixedstatus, is a United States citizen whose family has been in the United States for over 7 generations. She is married to an undocumented immigrant. Tomorrow is the day that the I-601A form is supposed to be published. We are just about ready to mail everything off, except for not having […]Continue Reading →
Jesus: I’m increasingly stunned how He came in the midst of the messiness and margins of humanity surrounded by the whispers of scandal. He was without welcome in His father’s home town, welcomed by the low-class shepherds and Gentile kings, the target of a male-child genocide. He was an “illegitimate child,” raised […]Continue Reading →
“Grateful that I’m not the person I used to be, and working on the person God wants me to be.” Dear readers, I would like to share my brother’s story. On Thursday morning, December 13th, 2012, my mother heard a car outside our house. She looked out the window and saw a man […]Continue Reading →
This morning, our friends and colleagues with the various organizations that make up the Evangelical Immigration Table are launching an exciting new initiative called the “I Was a Stranger” Challenge. The “Challenge” is simply this: we’re asking evangelical Christians who claim that the Bible is their ultimate authority to […]Continue Reading →
Editor’s Update (May 2, 2013): G92 is joining other Christian organizations throughout the country in urging you to pray fervently over the next ninety-two days for immigration reform. Please commit to praying & sign up for weekly requests and reminders at www.pray4reform.org. Last year, I wrote a New Year’s […]Continue Reading →
In Mexico and other parts of Latin America—and among many Latino immigrants in the U.S.— Las Posadas is an important part of the celebration of Christmas. Las Posadas is a multi-day rehearsal of Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging as they arrived in Bethlehem, as Mary was about to give birth to Jesus. People […]Continue Reading →
Here in Illinois, where I live, we’ve gained a national infamy for corrupt politics. In fact, we’ve had four former governors imprisoned in as many decades. On Wednesday, while in Washington , D.C., I got to hear from two Illinois elected officials who have each also spent time in jail—but whom I believe […]Continue Reading →
There are a lot of reasons why I believe that immigrants are a blessing to local churches in the United States, but one of the most profound is this: immigrants can help us to better understand what it means to be a Christian. You see, my friend Daniel Carroll of Denver Seminary […]Continue Reading →
Evangelical Christianity is based on the word of the Bible; so much so that evangelical Christians believe that the Bible is the Word of God himself. That means that as evangelical Christians, our current political views should reflect and be consistent with the Word of God. This will ensure that we what we believe […]Continue Reading →
