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The Blessing of Presence: How Immigrants Contribute to Society and the Church
This content was originally posted on the National Association of Evangelical’s website and is part of their fall 2025 magazine, which we will be highlighting on our Telling a Better Story blog. Read the original blog post, written by Joanne Solis-Walker, here. Immigrants have long enriched American society — through music, art, sports, and through […]
Called to Compassion
Thank God for Immigrants
Dear friends, Thanksgiving, which most of us will celebrate later this week with turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and perhaps a parade or a football game, has a few different origin stories. Some consider the first Thanksgiving feast to have been a 1621 harvest celebration meal shared between Wampanoag Native Americans and Puritans who had crossed the […
Room at the Inn
Friends, ʹTis the season to prepare room. In the midst of this sacred Advent season—a time of anticipation, hope, and holy expectation—I write to you as fellow Christ-followers from every corner of this country. My heart is full as I share about a movement deeply rooted in the Gospel: the Advent Welcome: Room in the […]
A Church for the Stranger: Biblical Mandates for the Church’s Role in Immigration
This content was originally posted on the National Association of Evangelical’s website and is part of their fall 2025 magazine, which we will be highlighting on our Telling a Better Story blog. Read the original blog post, written by Adrian Hinkle, here. There is a profound tension in the power of the unnamed. As we reflect on our most […]
Finding Common Ground on Immigration in a Polarized Moment
Dear friends, If you’re like me, it’s been an exhausting month. Immigration enforcement operations – which already had been intense in places like Los Angeles, Charlotte and my home region of Chicagoland – have dominated national headlines as “Operation Metro Surge” hit Minnesota. Americans of all political orientations have been focused on the deaths of […]
98% of Pastors Agree
Dear friends, What do almost all pastors agree on? Hopefully, as we walk together through this Holy Week, all pastors would at least agree – and find hope in the reality – that Christ was crucified for our sins, He is risen, and He will come again. But beyond the most essential truths of our […]
Praying for Haitians and Syrians in Legal Limbo
Dear Friends, This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case that will impact hundreds of thousands of individuals from Haiti and Syria who currently have Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Many of these Haitian neighbors have been lawfully present in the United States since at least 2010, when TPS was first designated […]
An Unprecedented Global Crisis, a Diminished US Response, a Polarized American Church
Dear friends, A decade ago, two colleagues and I released a book, Seeking Refuge, aiming to raise the alarm that the world was facing an unprecedented global crisis – 60 million people forcibly displaced from their homes by persecution, conflict and war – and inviting the Church to lead boldly in response. In just ten years, […]
