This issue of Bearings explores the ways in which people of faith and communities of faith are engaging the challenges related to immigration and migration to the United States. The Rev. Robin Denney shares reflections from a pilgrimage she took with young adults to El Salvador, where they worked with community activists who address the factors contributing to displacement and migration. Ralph Basui Watkins offers a moving story of the impact of immigration in the intimate sphere of the family and how that shapes ministry practice. The Rev. Canon Anthony Guillén, The Rev. Francisco García, and The Rev. Al Rodriguez offer robust commentary on why the concept of whiteness itself must be challenged in mainline churches in order to develop solidarity with immigrants and refugees. And poet-activist Viktoria Valenzuela gathers a moving collection of poetic witness from the San Antonio activist group 100 Thousand Poets for Change. Finally, we share UCC pastor Janet Dorman‘s insights on immigration with a re-publication of her 2016 article, “What the Parrots of Telegraph Hill and Other ‘Invasive Species’ Can Teach the Church.” Rich with resources for individuals and communities, the issue aims to challenge, encourage, and inspire as we all contend with the call of faith to welcome the stranger among us.

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