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 This Sunday like tens of thousands of Americans I’ll be in Washington D.C. in the March for America rally on behalf of undocumented immigrants. On Friday, we had a pre-rally in the Bronx with Congressman Luis Gutierrez and several faith-based and…
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Much has been said about President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt. As I heard it I reflected on what the Obama administration’s diplomacy meant in light of Samuel Huntington’s book The Clash of Civilizations and the…
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Dear President-elect Obama:
Congratulations to you, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha. Your victory is indeed theirs as they have chosen to share you with the nation and the world. The nation thanks them for their willingness to share their husband and father.
May…
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 As a 30-something Christian in the U.S., I just want to wish Dr. Billy Graham a happy 90th birthday. I appreciate your humility and unwavering commitment to evangelism. Your marriage to Ruth was an example of grace and commitment. May…
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I am what some refer to as a brown evangelical — in short, a Latino evangelical. Usually when the media speaks of evangelicals we are one of the groups that is left out. However, in Election 2008 this was less…
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In the months leading up to the election, the topic of immigration reform has disappeared from the presidential candidates’ conversations. Ironically, during Hispanic Heritage month, Senators Obama and McCain spoke very little on the immigration crisis. Latino Protestants, which are…
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This week is significant in the lives of the more than 40 million Hispanics in the United States in that it marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. Just like February and March celebrate African-American and women’s contributions to the…
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Tags: Diversity, Emergent, Emergent Church, Emerging church, Hispanic, Latino, Mosaic, Multicultural, Multiethnic, New Monasticism, New Monastics, New Monastics and Race, Privilege, Race, Racial Reconciliation, Racism, White Privilege
Child prostitution and human trafficking are a global problem. The Caribbean is no exception. Just last week my wife, Jeanette, and I were asked to speak at Cigua Palmera’s fundraiser for their Inocencia project (www.ciguapalmera.org). Inocencia, is the Spanish word for innocence. The Cigua Palmera Foundation, whose mission is “ to improve the quality of life in the Dominican Republic and Haiti,” is working on a project to create [...]
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What about the mosaic revival is comforting? As a Latino evangelical leader, one of the things I am asking is moving beyond polarization. In this mosaic revival, we know that though politics is not the whole solution, it will be a vital part. We need the nexus of clergy, good government, activists, entrepreneurs, moms and dads, educators, etc. As a Christian who is part of the mosaic revival, I cling to one thing: my commitment is to Christ and the gospel first, not to any political [...]
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This is part two of my reflections concerning Election 2008 and Generation X, Y, and next. As I said before, this is an exciting time in the national landscape. A revival is taking place that incorporates thousands of younger evangelicals with pioneers in the faith. This is a broad coalition of Moseses and Joshuas and Deborahs, to use biblical language. In my last posting here concerning the [...]
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 Without question the 2008 election is a historic time. Much has been said about the momentous nature of this presidential election. A woman, an African American, and a Latino were all trying to make history, albeit on one side of the political aisle. This moment in U.S. history should not be understated. As a Latino evangelical leader, I’ve been watching this election closely. It’s an excellent time to talk [...]
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Last year, my wife Jeanette and I returned to Honduras with a group from our congregation. What alarmed me was that a decade ago the MS (La Mara Salvatrucha) had a considerable presence in many of the poorest neighborhoods. Now they have a stronghold. One of my pastor friends told me, “Gabriel, people are afraid to come to church. The MS killed a woman in front of the church just the other day.” The MS is going global. Recently Law & Order had an episode that featured the MS [...]
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It happened again. A presidential candidate’s debate in two languages. Just as the Democratic presidential candidates had done before, the Republicans have followed suit – a presidential candidates debate on Spanish-language channel, Univision. (Tom Tancredo was the only candidate who did not attend the debate). I blogged on the earlier Democratic debate and thought it only equitable to do [...]
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I’ve been following the recent online conversation about racial reconciliation and the New Monastics rather closely. Why? Because it is a conversation whose time has come. I honestly believe that [...]
