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D.L. Mayfield

D.L. Mayfield is a writer, neighbor, and ESOL teacher who lives in Portland, Oregon with her family. Her writing has appeared in a variety of places including the Washington Post, Vox, Image Journal, Christianity Today, and Sojourners. She has written two books, "Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith" and the forthcoming "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety and Power."

Myth of the American Dream

D.L. Mayfield
March 11, 2020
Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice, Theology
"‘And who is my neighbor?' This verse haunts me more than any other in Scripture."

Tasting God’s Justice & Joy

D.L. Mayfield
December 19, 2019
Practical Justice, Theology
The fight for justice is also a fight for joy.

8 Things You Can Do To Welcome the Refugee Christ

D.L. Mayfield
February 8, 2017
Immigration & Refugees, Politics
5
There is no grand gesture you can do. There is just rampant Islamophobia that you will have to push back against constantly, for the rest of your life.

My American Life

D.L. Mayfield
November 14, 2016
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice
1
Because I fell in love with refugees, I cannot be a part of a movement that doesn’t have space for them.

The Gospel in a Somali Apartment Complex

D.L. Mayfield
October 17, 2016
Immigration & Refugees, Practical Justice, Race
16
The thing I like best about the apartments of my Somali friends are the colorful tapestries on the walls.

About Guns

D.L. Mayfield
October 8, 2015
General, Practical Justice, Theology
120
I thought about how protected the people who own guns are, and I thought about the rest of us.

A Harvest of Shame, A Harvest of Hope

D.L. Mayfield
November 26, 2014
General
As America celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday, the words of Amos have a new-found poignancy to me.

Everyone Has to Eat: The Story of WIC, the Story of Us

D.L. Mayfield
August 13, 2014
General, Practical Justice
8
AUG 12, 2014 | By D.L. Mayfield--The other day, I walked into a Whole Foods to pick up a few items, my WIC vouchers in hand. I have the luxury of thinking carefully about my food purchases.

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