Tom Dahlman

Jesus could not have been clearer. In Matthew 25, he describes the final judgment—the separation of the sheep from the goats, the saved from the damned. The criterion? "I was a stranger and you welcomed me... I was a stranger and you did not welcome me." How we respond to the stranger, Jesus says, is how he will measure our souls. As immigration debates continue to intensify nationally and locally, and as we are bombarded with the same scenes over and over, it is good for us to step back and...

On October 3, 2025, the Crown Nominations Commission appointed Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. She is the first woman to hold this ancient office in its 1,400-year history. This was a historic decision and will clearly be a turning point for global Anglicanism. 

The word "sanctuary" has deep roots in our faith tradition. This is why the doors to churches are traditionally, red. It was a sign of sanctuary. It means a holy place, a refuge, a space set apart. In medieval times, churches offered literal sanctuary to those fleeing persecution. Today, our calling to be sanctuary is both practical and spiritual.