a blog by Keelan Cook
Today, I want to draw your attention to another research article from the Brookings institute concerning migration in the United States. Notice I said migration, not immigration. Of course, this article deals with the latter, but there is more going on that foreign-born people moving into the US. Instead, this article compares two very important…
Continue reading ➞ In the news: Where immigrant growth matters most
I recently ran across an article in the news that I think you need to see. It comes to us from the Religion News Service and is certainly thought-provoking. The title, "My high school's Muslim prayer room was a lesson in religious freedom," is eye-catching enough, but the piece itself is worth the read. Written…
I have been sitting on this news for a while, but I am excited to announce that this website will soon be coming to you from Houston instead of Wake Forest. From my perspective, Houston is one of the most strategic cities for urban missions in the United States. First, it is growing rapidly. In…
I love shows about strange food. Maybe it is because I love strange food. I like them even more when I can learn something from them, and this upcoming piece by Anthony Bourdain on CNN's Parts Unknown is all about the radical diversity found in one US city... Houston. I have noted before that Houston…
Continue reading ➞ Bourdain Tastes the Nations… in Houston (VIDEO)
I spend a decent amount of time looking for news and trends on people groups here in North America, but rarely do I find an article as great as this one. This week, the Houston Chronicle published a story about a family of missionaries who fled from Kazakhstan because of intense persecution and landed in…
Continue reading ➞ In the News: Kazakhstani missionary allowed to remain in U.S
