Posts Tagged ‘Immigration’
Love Endures All Things
“You have to keep holding on to HOPE to keep holding on.You having to keep finding your HOPE when you’ve lost it, or you lose your way.You have to breathe HOPE to keep your lungs and your dreams from collapsing.You have to let HOPE always carry you or fears will carry you away.And these…
Read More1 Corinthians 13 (Love in Action)
2017 has been a difficult year. Mindful of this, we choose today to celebrate the undeniable ways in which we have witnessed kindness, patience and resistance to hate. That is Love in Action. As you watch the film, we hope you’ll be encouraged and inspired by the ways in which you and others have put…
Read MoreVIDEO: Meet Liz Dong
“Immigration is not a political issue. It is a human issue. A biblical issue,” says Liz Dong. Liz is a Chinese American, and DACA recipient. Here she explains how a small clerical error thew her life into chaos, and how as a suddenly undocumented immigrant, she experienced God’s profound love through the church as His…
Read MoreFact vs. Fiction — 10 Things You Need to Know about the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions
Reports from multiple news sources have confirmed that the Trump administration is poised to set 2018 refugee admissions levels at 45,000—the lowest in the nation’s history. Here’s what the administration has said in its report to Congress to justify these historically low numbers, at a historically high time of need, and the facts you should…
Read MoreDACA and DREAM Act 101 – 2017 Update
Photo by EPA-EFE/ALBA VIGARAY On September 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Those whom this directly affects have an all-too-clear understanding of the realities this decision creates. For those who may not fully understand DACA, The DREAM Act and Dreamers—and the issues surrounding…
Read MoreImmigration is Changing the Face of Christianity for the Better
For me, immigration is not a political issue or a policy issue; it’s a very personal issue. My own family’s history has fundamentally shaped who I am as an American, and who I am as a Christian. And as an American Christian, my fear is that the conversation about immigration in this country has become…
Read MoreOut of Many, One — The Power and Importance of Integration over Assimilation
“I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes and with palm branches in their hands.” — Revelation 7:9 This is the picture of eternity that the Apostle John…
Read MoreVIDEO: The Hope House
We are called to care for our neighbor, both American and foreign-born. “To care for both/and. Not either/or. But both/and.” That’s the message Pastor Bill Bigger preached to his church, Hope Valley Baptist in Durham, NC, as the congregation underwent a 5-month discussion and discernment period on whether to build a temporary shelter for incoming…
Read MoreA City on a Hill
In his farewell address to the nation in 1989, President Ronald Reagan, borrowing a line from Jesus, described the United States as a “shining city on a hill” for those seeking freedom, a place “teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace” whose “doors were open to anyone with the will and…
Read MoreCHURCH LEADERS: A Call to Prayer for Refugees and Immigrants
For the better part of my life in ministry, churches, including that ones I have served in, have taken the very reasonable view that they should not dive into politics. Politics are divisive. Political rhetoric eschews with “alternative facts,” and our role as church leaders is to extend welcome to anyone seeking the grace of…
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