At a church planting conference, I heard this metaphor which really described my own experience with systemic racism. Pastor Norton Lages argued “Canadian culture treats other cultures like an abusive...
This article is part of our ongoing series tracking the many changes in immigration legislation. You can access the full series here. 7/6: ICE announced that international students on M-1 and F-1...
June 22-23, 2020 a group of pastors, missionaries, staff, lay leaders and invited guests from the Christian Reformed Church in North America and the Reformed Church in America met for a Journeys Into...
Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of...
I often joke about my “justice crushes” -- the people I spy on, or listen to, or read about, whose work helps to remind me of why I’m a Christian, why it’s worth it to keep caring, why it feels right...
God of uncovered secrets, God of fearless truth: to have faith in your goodness is to trust that after all we would hide is revealed, and all of our whispers are heard, your undying love will remain...
For a comprehensive list of all the immigration changes from Executive Orders issues during the coronavirus pandemic, see this list. 6/1: The Supreme Court rules that immigrants who are at risk of...
As the world grapples with the global spread of the coronavirus, there’s been a lot of news and information to sift through to make sense of our new reality. In the United States in particular, we...
This article is part of our ongoing series tracking the many changes in immigration legislation. You can access the full series here. 4/30: Federal judge orders ICE to release immigrant detainees from...
Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. - Psalm 102:1-2 Bethany Christian...
In the middle of a pandemic of their own, the characters in Albert Camus’ The Plague are weary. The quarantine, disease, and death are enough to exhaust anyone. But -- of course -- the painful things...
This article is part of our ongoing series tracking the many changes in immigration legislation. You can access the full series here. April 1 - Georgia Immigration Detention Employee tests positive...
