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 →
Editors Note: This article first appeared on January 9, 2013 I always identified Tuscaloosa with “Roll Tide,” not the “Clergy Criminalization Act.” That changed when I spent two weeks in late 2011 working with the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. I traveled to Alabama to support the resident bishop of […]Continue Reading →
I always identified Tuscaloosa with “Roll Tide,” not the “Clergy Criminalization Act.” That changed when I spent two weeks in late 2011 working with the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. I traveled to Alabama to support the resident bishop of my denomination, who had joined three others in suing the […]Continue Reading →
I started working in Washington, DC, 6 years ago, and I was tasked with the job of not only bringing World Relief’s position in support of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) to members of Congress but also educating the wider evangelical community on why immigration reform was needed in the first place. As the […]Continue Reading →
When my issue of Christianity Today arrived in my mailbox last week, I was intrigued by the cover story, which highlights “50 Women to Watch.” The fifty Christian leaders selected are women whom CT’s editors believe are “most shaping the church and culture.” Among the fifty women selected is my friend, […]Continue Reading →
Immigration can be an overwhelming topic. While political pundits on both sides of a policy debate tend to reduce the matter to a simple, black-and-white issue, the reality is that immigration is complex. There are economic, cultural and political ramifications to how we respond to the arrival of immigrants to our country. Christians also […]Continue Reading →