For a long time, my instinct has been to push hope as a shield against the world. But there comes a point where the gap between a hopeful sermon and a painful reality is just too wide.

That simple phrase they noticed I use a lot, "It's cultural,” is the cornerstone of my work, guiding my advocacy for immigrants, or writing about the LGBTQ community, or leading people in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

People have been wondering why I’ve been wearing a keffiyeh more often. I do so in solidarity with a fellow Filipino American Muslim young man caught in the ICE raids.

Morning observation at the Green Bay Road Jewel in Wilmette, Illinois.

Able-bodied vets with PTSD, persons with non-visible disabilities, can work in the fields, according to the Secretary of Agriculture.

This is how authoritarian regimes operate.

Protestant leaders should follow his example to do whatever is in their power to provide Sanctuary—in all its meanings.