Baby Steps on a Long Journey
On Tuesday, Henry and I, along with a deacon who works with Henry on the border, went to the first hearing for our young Venezuelan friend in the Eloy Detention Center. It felt like taking baby steps, because the lawyer (hired by Cruzando Fronteras) told us that this...
Hurricanes, Slavery, and the Power of Water
As I write this, Hurricane Florence is flooding the Carolinas. When you read this, she may well be drowning many parts of the area, along with many creatures who will be unable to escape the rising volume of water. There are times when we simply cannot avoid...
Please Ponder My New Website!
At long last, my new website is live! Please peruse it here. Those of you who have read my blog posts for a while know that this has been quite a journey. I know for a fact that it took almost two years for this process to unfold. I know this because I held onto an...Home
Recently I’ve found myself thinking about the movement of peoples—in both ancient and modern times. No matter our heritage, our earliest ancestors were nomads who moved about in search of food. Whether Anglo-Saxon or Jew or Arab, Native American or African, there was...
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