Evangelicals For Immigration Reform

CNN
A coalition of evangelical groups is launching what many are calling the “largest ever grass-roots push on immigration.” The coalition is called the Evangelical Immigration Table and it is brought together a diverse mix of evangelical groups, including the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the National Association of Evangelicals, Sojourners and Focus on the Family.
     Though the groups began holding broader discussion two years ago, Monday will serve as the campaign's first concerted push on immigration, with the goal of getting meaningful immigration reform through Congress in 2013.
     “I think we have a window of opportunity in these first months of 2013,” Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, told CNN. “I think there is a real, new conversation on immigration reform.” That window, Land acknowledges, is small and could close at any point. Congress has a number of issues to deal with in the coming year; Republican members of Congress hope to focus on government spending and the debt, while the White House is likely to push for gun control early in the president’s second term.
     Land, however, says that isn’t an excuse. “I am hopeful that Congress can walk and chew gum and the same time,” Land said. “I am hopeful they can deal with more than one issue at the same time.” READ FULL ARTICLE

A Dream Job Involves Taking A Risk

MSNBC
Landing a dream job sometimes involves taking a risk. Work that plays to your natural strengths and feeds your soul is just part of what constitutes a modern-day dream job, according to workplace experts and career coaches. Other factors include feeling like you’re giving back or making a difference in the world, working for an employer that values what you do, and having the flexibility to balance work with the needs of family or outside interests, according to the experts. What would it take to make your job a dream job?
     “You have to know your needs,” says Kathy Caprino, a Wilton, Conn., career coach. “You have to know your financial needs, your style of working, your preferences and standard of integrity, the things that are non-negotiable.”
     Feeling valued and being well compensated are important components of a dream job, career experts say. Even if you like your job, it might not be enough to make up for a bad office vibe, mean boss or pay that’s not equal to what you’re worth. “Often times, people leave the company rather than the job,” says Robert Levering, co-founder of Great Places to Work Institute, a nonprofit that researches superior workplaces. “They’ll leave a company because there is some problem there. They get another job that’s the same job but in a different environment.”
     Even dream jobs have their trying moments. Nicki Boyd picks up poop -- not that she minds. Boyd, 42, is the San Diego Zoo’s behavior husbandry manager. In her position, examining animals’ fecal matter to see whether or not they’re healthy comes with the territory READ FULL ARTICLE