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Curated The Christian Century | December 7, 2018

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“If you want to make a room full of liberal, compassionate people turn on you, talk about God in an unironic way.”

Embracing the power of story

What can we learn about poverty from those who work along the Texas-Mexico border?

Aracely is here to love this country, not be a burden. She just needs an opportunity for a better life.

We share a new series in BNG’s Storytelling Projects “Resilient Rural America”.

Listen to the stories of the more than 268,000 in Hidalgo County living below their federal poverty threshold and you will learn that the Rio Grande waters are rarely hospitable to newcomers, most of whom must take on the slow, agonizing work of rebuilding life from scratch on the other side.

We created Storytelling Projects because we believe stories, rooted in the Jesus Story, have the power not only to inform but to transform people and communities. They can be sources of spiritual insight, imagination, creativity and hope for all who seek justice and mercy.

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