by Juan Aragon | Jul 3, 2015 | Opinion
Essential to our identity as followers of Jesus are the practices of hospitality and loving strangers. These practices are rooted in God’s extravagant and gracious love (John 3:16, Romans 15:7, 1 John 3:1). In the Old Testament, numerous times God instructs his...
by Juan Aragon | Apr 21, 2015 | Opinion
God not only shows compassion and mercy toward foreigners in the Bible, but also uses people in their condition as immigrants to fulfill his divine purposes in the world. God’s own people came into being as a result of a migrant’s obedience to God’s...
by Juan Aragon | Mar 20, 2015 | Opinion
The number of international migrants is staggering, with more than 231 million international migrants worldwide. A global exodus of women, men and children fleeing the misery and violence in their countries is taking place. When people lack the resources to provide...
by Juan Aragon | Aug 19, 2014 | Opinion
Throughout Scripture, God consistently reveals his deep concern for the poor, the vulnerable and the strangers by calling his people to care for them (see Exodus 22:21; 23:9; Leviticus 19:10; 19:33-34; and Deuteronomy 24:21; 27:19). However, time and again they...
by Juan Aragon | Apr 22, 2014 | Opinion
The gospels include stories of Jesus sharing the good news of God’s kingdom with people from other cultures. In John 4, we read the well-known encounter and life-changing conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. This is a...
