Category Archives: Current Events

Amnesty for Adam: Pastoral Ministry in a Border Community

Posted on August 17th, 2010 by Neal Locke

This is part three in a three-part series on border/immigration issues written for my summer internship work with Pasos De Fe.  For more information, please read the introduction. Previously:  Who Is My Neighbor? (Luke 10:25-37) Previously: The Law and the … Continue reading →

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The Law and the Lions’ Den: Pastoral Ministry in a Border Community

Posted on August 16th, 2010 by Neal Locke

This is part two in a three-part series on border/immigration issues written for my summer internship work with Pasos De Fe.  For more information, please read the introduction.  Previously:  Who Is My Neighbor? (Luke 10:25-37) The Law and the Lions’ … Continue reading →

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An Endorsement Isn’t Enough, Obama

Posted on March 21st, 2008 by Neal Locke

In the recent Texas primaries, I voted for Hillary Clinton, largely because I believed she would put the most effort and energy into issues facing Latino Americans and immigrants (legal and otherwise). Still, I wouldn’t consider myself “solidly” in the … Continue reading →

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He Dreamed About Space

Posted on March 19th, 2008 by Neal Locke

This morning, when my three-year-old son, Grady, came stumbling sleep-eyed into our bedroom, he said something interesting: “Dad, I dreamed about space last night.” How could he have possibly known that while he slept, Arthur C. Clarke, the man who … Continue reading →

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11th Hour in TX and I’m still Undecided

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Neal Locke

It’s the eleventh hour — literally it’s 11:25pm — and I have no idea who I’m voting for in the primaries tomorrow. Ironically, it’s the first time my vote will actually mean anything here in Bushland. Across the room from … Continue reading →

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Homeland Insecurities

Posted on October 30th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Two news stories caught my attention today: It appears that a British citizen of Arabic descent (who also happens to be a member of Parliament) was detained at Dulles Airport and actually had his luggage checked for explosives. The irony … Continue reading →

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