Tag: immigration
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The (Criminal) Body of Christ
When human beings are reduced to criminals, it is time for the church to become criminal as well.
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“Forgetfulness is the easy way out…”
Innocent history is selective forgetfulness, used precisely to avoid the consequences of a more realistic memory… Responsible remembrance, on the other hand, leads to responsible action. A clear example is the repeated injunctions to Israel: “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 22:21);…
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“The revolution out of which our tradition came has not ended…”
The revolution out of which our tradition came has not ended; it is accelerating. The movement of those forty million Europeans to the North American continent was only the beginning. There is not place on the globe today that can stand secure and changeless. It is all changing. It is changing before our eyes. No…
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#pray4reform
Immigration reform has been a regular topic on this blog over the years so it’s encouraging to see some genuine momentum in DC toward this legislation. (If this is a new issue to you then you might be interested in my two-part interview with Jenny Hwang, co-author of the very important book Welcoming the Stranger:…
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Ricardo’s Story
This is Our City is an interesting project by Christianity Today focusing on Christian engagement with cities. The latest video touches a subject we’ve looked at repeatedly on this blog. Take a look.
David W. Swanson 