The Bible tells us that all people are created in the image of God. That is our identity as human beings. We are all divine image bearers. And so immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, are created in God’s very image.

There was a teaching in the early church that said God became human in Jesus so that humans would become god-like. Jesus catches us up in the life of God. And it’s not because of anything we do. It’s because of what God did in Jesus. Here’s what that means: What is true about Jesus…

“Jesus wasn’t killed because he taught us to love our neighbors, who include even our enemies. He was killed because he subverted the political, religious, and economic status quo of his day that profited some and left others out. Jesus worked for the common good. And he did it in the most subversive way possible…

Getting rid of Northam won’t solve the problem of racism in the United States. No matter what happens with Northam, his story is a tragic reminder that we, especially those of us who are white, have more work to do to end structural racism in our country.

God loves Jews and Muslims and Hindus and Catholics and atheists and black people and brown people and white people and refugees and liberals and conservatives and us and them. And, maybe one of the most important things we could proclaim these days, God loves the Palestinians.

“The power of the Spirit does not use the law as an excuse to divide the world into us against them, who is pure and impure, who is included and excluded. The power of the Spirit leads us to work for a world of unity where our mentality is us with them. Because in reality,…