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Bearing Burdens - Military Veterans “Don’t oppress the widow, the orphan, the stranger, and the poor; don’t plan evil against each other!” - Zechariah 7:10, CEB Scripture tells us, time and again, to care for the widow, the orphan and the stranger. There should be no exception when the “strangers” …
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Work and Rest: Domestic Workers “The heavens and the earth and all who live in them were completed. On the sixth day God completed all the work that he had done, and on the seventh day God rested from all the work that he had done. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God …
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Deuteronomy 10:17-19 "For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, …
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I recently had the opportunity to share a dinner table with a lively bunch of fellow sojourners. The faces, young and old, around the table represented Asia, Europe, North, Central and South America. We were sharing life stories, and as I sat there, I couldn't help but feel like I was experiencing a …
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I am ill-informed In the vast world of immigration where there are so many issues, perspectives, and stories, I am still far behind in what I know. On an issue that affects millions of people, sometimes in a life and death manner, I remain relatively unaware. You could correctly say that my …
Continue Reading about Neal Brubaker: Why I am doing El Camino →
I am a white, middle-class, 51 year-old American male. My ancestral family’s last immigration to America now happened well over 100 years ago, from Denmark. So my heritage hasn’t really informed me when it comes to the issue of immigration. I am also a second-generation, Christian minister and …
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From Abosolo, Progresso, Ciudad Victoria, and San Luis Potosi I was six years old the first time that my parents took me on a “marcha;" a march for equal rights. I didn’t know it then, but my father had joined other leaders in a federal lawsuit to require equal education for Mexican-American …
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INTERVIEW WITH MARIANNE: What made you decide to walk El Camino? I want to walk alongside those who struggle as immigrants, for whom this walk is dedicated. I want to listen and learn about people around the world who face such extreme challenges and persecution in their homeland that they would …
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