Gena L. Thomas
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God & Justice

Christianity May Be on the Decline, but Thousands Tell Why They Still Believe by Nicola Menzie |​ Faithfully Magazine


I want to know: has God forsaken us? |​ Fathom Magazine |


The Scarcity of Enough
|​ Mudroom Blog  |


The Abortions of White American Evangelicals |​ Missio Alliance |


A Invitation from a God of Scarcity | my blog |


Love & Justice, Hand & Glove (4-day devotion) | Our Bible App | 


Saying Goodbye to My Holy Spirit Cardboard Cutout | Missio Alliance |


Three Lessons to Learn from Billy Graham's Legacy | my blog |

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Immigration

'Remain in Mexico Policy': My foster daughter was separated from her family at the border
 | USA Today |


Foster Mother Writes about Migrant Child's 3,000-Mile Journey
 | Morning Edition NPR |


U.S. must amend for a centuries-long history of separating children from parents (opinion)
​| Tennessean. |


2 Years Later, Families are Still Being Separated
​| Red Letter Christians |


Family Separation and My Daughter
​| Evangelicals for Social Action |


5 Ways the Church Can Address the Immigration Crisis
​| Outreach Magazine  |


White Evangelicals, We Cannot Ignore Children Separated at the Border
​
| Salt Collective |


My Foster Daughter was Separated from Her Family at the Border
​| Christianity Today Women |


A Lament to God for Christ the Immigrant
​
| Missio Alliance |

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Fostering

Foster Mother Writes about Migrant Child's 3,000-Mile Journey
 | Morning Edition NPR |


Te Quiero, Te Quiero.' The Story Of A Mother And Daughter Reunited
 | WFAE Charlotte NPR |


My Foster Daughter was Separated from Her Family at the Border
​| Christianity Today Women |


Churches Who Support Foster Care Do These 5 Things
​| Missio Alliance |


The Intertwined Kingdoms of Heaven and Hell 
| The Mudroom |​ 


Two Excuses Not to Become Foster Parents 
​
| Dropping Anchors Blog |​ 


A Lament to God for Christ the Foster Child
​| Scraping Raisins Blog |

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Missions

Understanding Biblical Justice as a Desirable Framework for Participatory Development in Missions
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| Global Missiology V3 No. 15 |​


Missions Pastor: Five Ways You Can Abandon Colonialism
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| Missio Alliance |​ 


Black Americans Have a Place, and Sometimes an Advantage, in Missions
| Faithfully Magazine |​ 


Can We Do Short Term Missions Well?
| Red Letter Christians |​


Helping Orphans and Vulnerable Children without Hurting
| ​Chalmers |​


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Racial Justice

The Church & Racial Justice | Truth Reveal Podcast |​ 

Eight Black Church Leaders on Ahmaud Arbery Injustice | Missio Alliance |​ 

The Travesty of Philando Castile, the Need for White Christian Repentance | Missio Alliance |​ 

How Do We Think About Affirmative Action as Christians? | Missio Alliance |​ 

The Gift of Self-Truth | my blog |

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Lament & Advent

A Lament to God for Christ the Immigrant 
​
| Missio Alliance |

A Lament to God for Christ the Foster Child
​
 
| ​my blog |

To Leaders in 2018: Why You Must Lead Us in Lament (and How)
​
| Missio Alliance |


On Good News to the Poor, Advent Day 10 Evening | ​More Like Radvent |

On Hope, Advent Day 10 | ​More Like Radvent |

9 Steps Toward Advent | ​my blog |

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Articles at American Bible Society

Articles at Outreach Magazine


Podcasts & Interviews

Find podcasts related to Separated by the Border on that webpage.
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Here I chat  with David Hartman on missions, charity, justice, and moving forward in short-term missions. Published Oct. 21, 2020.
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Here I am interviewed by Bryan Entzminger of the Engaging Missions podcast. The podcast tells a bit of background of our life as missionaries, then gets into the meat of my book.
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Dan Salerno interviewed me here for his blog, Life Somethings. Check out his other great interviews and blogposts there.
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Here is my interview with Mags at the Global Missions Podcast. Please leave your thoughts on the episode on their website and subscribe!
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Another interview with Bryan at Engaging Missions where we talk specifically about short-term missions and other options beyond building and VBS trips.

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