Posts Tagged ‘immigration’

Our Interview with Jim Wallis on Immigration Reform

In our most recent special post-election edition of the HomeBrewed Christianity CultureCast, we sat down with Jim Wallis, head of Sojourners, political activist and change-agent for the common good among the political elite in Washington DC. You can check out the entire episode by CLICKING HERE, but...

November 9th, 2012 | Blog | Read More

Why We Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Why We Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Did you know that the first Cinco de Mayo celebration was not in Mexico, but in California in 1863? To this day, the date is still more celebrated in the US than in Mexico. While that probably has more to do with tequila and beer corporations marketing the holiday,...

May 10th, 2012 | Essays, Social Justice | Read More

After School

The Invisible Girls #5 (Editor’s Note: This is our fifth and final excerpt from Sarah Thebarge’s new writing project, The Invisible Girls.) The next time I went, I took more groceries and some children’s books. I knocked on the door, but no one answered. The house was silent. I sat...

December 4th, 2010 | Blog | Read More

Next Time You Come

The Invisible Girls #4 (Editor’s Note: This is our fourth excerpt from Sarah Thebarge’s new writing project, The Invisible Girls.) On my next day off I went to the grocery store and got some fruit and vegetables and non-perishables. I also wanted to make them a meal, since the sight of...

December 4th, 2010 | Blog | Read More

It’s What’s For Dinner

The Invisible Girls #3 (Editor’s Note: Part Three of our ongoing series from Sarah Thebarge’s new project, The Invisible Girls.) A few days later, I found myself sitting in my car in my driveway, unsure of whether I should follow through on my crazy plan to show up at their door, unannounced. ...

December 1st, 2010 | Blog | Read More

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the MAX…

The Invisible Girls #2 (Editor’s Note: Part Two of our ongoing series from Sarah Thebarge’s new project, The Invisible Girls.) A few weeks ago, I broke my no-eye-contact rule. I was riding the MAX towards downtown when I noticed an African woman in Muslim dress with two little children...

November 30th, 2010 | Blog | Read More

The Invisibles

The Invisible Girls #1 A few months ago, I was riding the MAX train from the Portland suburbs to downtown when I saw a little Somali girl falling asleep while she was standing up. I reached out my arms to her, and she crawled into my lap and fell asleep. And that began a relationship with her...

November 29th, 2010 | Blog, Featured | Read More

Jesus Christ: Anchor Baby

My son recently returned from band camp and recovered from his grueling work by catching up on the past week’s Daily Show and Colbert Report. Stewart and Colbert must have referred to the term “anchor baby” a half-dozen times in reference to the immigration debate in Arizona. “Anchor...

August 24th, 2010 | Essays | Read More

The Foreigner Among Us

In light of the new immigration laws signed into effect in Arizona, now might be the perfect time to question the direction politics are taking with regard to foreigners in our land. Arizona’s bill allows police to question and arrest people without warrant if there is “reasonable suspicion”...

June 16th, 2010 | Featured, Social Justice | Read More

The Demonization/Deification of Jan Brewer

This week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed another awful law directed at the Hispanic community. And, again, Facebook went crazy. Depending on who you asked, people outside Arizona either thought Jan Brewer was a hero or a racist crazy person. One of my family members (who lives in Oregon and...

May 14th, 2010 | Blog, Featured | Read More