This post, one in a series about my time in El Paso (check out the other posts here and here), offers ways that you can respond to the immigration crisis, regardless of where you live. These responses engage your head, your heart and your hands. “We are treating a humanitarian crisis with a military response.” […]
The Kids are Not Okay – Reflections from the Southern Border
The kids are not okay is the quickest way to say it. Despite changes, when it comes to the impact of US policy on immigrant children we must realize there are many who are being harmed — but out of our view. Wherever you land on immigration policy, I hope you’ll take a look and […]
How the Spiritual Imagination Moves Us Towards Hope
There’s a lot of goodness in learning how to be present, how to sink deeply into this moment, how to let go of the regrets of the past and the anxieties of the future and live for this day. But I’m struck by the way a Judeo-Christian understanding of time differs from the injunction to […]
Good Samaritan – Welcome the Stranger
The United States’ immigration crisis is on the forefront of my mind after a recent visit to El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. In this post (the first of a series) I want to share about the trip, who I met, what I saw, and how I think about this as an American Christian, and […]
Back to School for the Becker Family – Fall 2019
We celebrated going back to school last week with a dinner out at our local tavern. I used to ask the kids pretty regularly how they’ve grown in their bodies, minds and spirits, and that soon became an occasion for lots of eye rolling and audible moans. But they seemed somewhat willing to indulge me […]
In The News: Refugee Admissions May Be Drastically Reduced or Eliminated
I learned this morning that the Trump Administration is considering drastically reducing and restricting the refugee admissions program, a program that has established our country over the past 40 years as a leader on the world stage in welcoming and caring for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. There is even conversation […]
