IMMIGRATION STATUS?
April 17, 2022
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IMMIGRATION STATUS?
Are you a human? Are you worthy of being treated with respect and dignity? These extra questions are all wrapped up (though secretly) in this one. The language we use around migrants and immigration affects the way we see and...
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STAY IN TOUCH
People say that staying in touch is easy these days
phone lines everywhere,
internet sweeping city to city,
even stamps readily available in any post office
for the neighborhood letter writer
to select the perfect one
out of the season’s...
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DO YOU FEEL SAFE? DO YOU FEEL HOPE?
We shall walk through the valley in peace, we shall walk through the valley in peace. For Jesus himself will be our leader. We shall walk through the valley in peace. Spiritual composed by A.L. Hatter
This spiritual,...
+ Read MoreWERE YOU PUNISHED IF YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG? HOW OFTEN?
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WERE YOU PUNISHED IF YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG? HOW OFTEN?
The death [Christ] died, he died to sin, once for all…
Romans 6:10a
My friends and I were detained, verbally abused, and punished for no wrongdoing. We had good intentions when we entered the town. Nevertheless, we were...
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DO YOU HAVE TATTOOS?
Ink can incriminate in “the land of the free.”
Many of my friends have tattoos. Some are small in inconspicuous places; some are full sleeves. Some tattoos represent a particular passion; some represent part of one’s own journey. For...
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FEASTING WITH SMILES: A STRANGE CALLING
As with many immigrants, I lived with my parents and relatives in a multigenerational household. It is hard for parents to allow their children to live with someone other than family.
When I first came to the United States,...
+ Read MoreHOW DID YOU GET ALONG WITH THE PEOPLE with WHOM YOU LIVED?
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HOW DID YOU GET ALONG WITH THE PEOPLE with WHOM YOU LIVED?
Cohabitation is a sort of cosmic dance,
me and you—
hands outstretched,
reaching for the other
as we waltz and sway in circles
around and around as we try
to find our footing,
our place,
in this relationship to one...
+ Read MoreHAS ANYONE HURT, THREATENED, OR FRIGHTENED YOU SINCE YOU CAME TO THE UNITED STATES?
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HAS ANYONE HURT, THREATENED, OR FRIGHTENED YOU SINCE YOU CAME TO THE UNITED STATES?
For many immigrants to the US, the physical trip to the United States is not the end of the hardships and dangers of their immigration journey. Even after crossing the border into the US, immigrants tell stories of cruel Border...
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CLEARING A WAY FOR LEARNING
On Monday “when Jesus entered the Temple, Jesus drove out all those who were selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves” (Matthew 21:12).
“The desecration of the...
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