Earlier this week, we introduced you to a series of blog posts by a New Wine student leader reflecting on immigration reform. In his second post on this topic, he says,
Last week I read an article in the Washington Post- On Faith section by Lisa Miller called “The biblical case for immigration reform” and a section really caught my attention.
“Immigration is the most dramatic of American narratives. It involves hardship and persecution, and then — finally — relief and the opportunity to start again. When we put our hands over our hearts to pledge allegiance to the flag, we remember the people whose struggles gave us everything.”
For me, this section highlighted the point “to talk story” that I have been learning this year through my involvement with New Wine, New Wineskins at Multnomah Biblical Seminary. In “talking story” we learn to value the culture, experiences, and beliefs of others through listening and sharing together dialogically in a group or one-on-one setting. My friend Brandon, from Hawaii, has been very influential in teaching me this.