‘A Christian Vision for Immigrant Justice’
God is a God who moves with his people. This is the central idea of Isaac Samuel Villegas’ book, “Migrant God: A Christian Vision for…
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Work in the community, works of faith
Christians from predominantly Hispanic and Black Churches of Christ often draw a distinction between work in the community and works of faith. Daniel Rodriguez, professor…
Summer immigration policies affect students’ arrival
OKLAHOMA CITY — Eight Rwandan students who planned to attend Oklahoma Christian University this fall will not return to campus in Oklahoma City because the federal…
Venezuelan family waits, prays and fights its fear
ABILENE, TEXAS — Maruj Rangel began to cry. Her 10-year-old son, Isaías, rose from the couch where he was seated with his sister and father,…
Blessing immigrants in New England
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — An Iraqi woman said she first learned about Jesus when a man came to her village twice a week to teach the…
A London congregation seeks to become ‘all things for all men’
LONDON — The Stratford Church of Christ packed into the cafeteria of the St. Francis Catholic Primary School on an overcast Sunday. Once, this was…
‘God doesn’t see the borders’
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. —“I L-O-V-E Y-O-U.” Maikon Borba, a leader of the Southeast Florida Church of Christ, spelled aloud for his 4-year-old daughter, Joanna, as…
They were the foreigners
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the late 1980s, as four buddies neared graduation from Oklahoma Christian University, they talked about moving around the globe. Their hearts told…
A letter of support for speaking out against racial injustice
To whom it may concern: This letter has been composed by ministers and brethren of various Churches of Christ in the U.K. We are indeed…
Christians in Britain seek justice for ‘people of colour’
While shopping in a supermarket, Ezra Mentore has had to explain to his 8-year-old daughter why a security guard was following them. When paying, he…
