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From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

No temas

Voy saliendo en mi primer viaje a Holden Village, un centro para retiros cerca de Chelan, en Washington. He oído acerca de este Shangri-La (o paraíso) luterano desde hace años….

Fear not
From The Presiding Bishop

Fear not

I’m leaving for my first trip to Holden Village, a retreat center near Chelan, Wash. I’ve heard about this Lutheran Shangri-La for years. I have sung and played the Holden…

We are the branches
From The Presiding Bishop

We are the branches

Is it possible to be Lutheran and an ecumenist? Of course, the answer is yes. The ELCA has continued the work of our predecessor churches—the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches,…

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From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Somos las ramas

¿Es posible ser luterano y ecumenista? Por supuesto, la respuesta es sí. La ELCA ha continuado el trabajo de nuestras Iglesias predecesoras—la Asociación de Iglesias Evangélicas Luteranas, la Iglesia Luterana…

Sirviendo al prójimo en necesitado
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Sirviendo al prójimo en necesitado

Nota del editor: Esta es una reimpresión de la columna de junio de 2017 de la obispa presidente de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en América.   Estamos en tiempos de…

Serving the neighbor in need
From The Presiding Bishop

Serving the neighbor in need

Editor’s note: This is a reprint of the June 2017 column from the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. These are politically charged times. This very sentence…

God loves
From The Presiding Bishop

God loves

During a recent chapel service at the Lutheran Center, Rafael Malpica Padilla, executive director for Global Mission, shared his favorite Bible verse with us: “Now before the festival of the…

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From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Dios ama

Durante un servicio reciente en la capilla del Centro Luterano, Rafael Malpica Padilla, director ejecutivo de Misiones Globales, compartió con nosotros su versículo bíblico favorito: “Se acercaba la fiesta de…

April fools
From The Presiding Bishop

April fools

It all started with such promise: The angel announcing to Mary that the child she would bear would be called Son of the Most High; Mary’s conviction that this child…

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From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)

Inocentes mariposas

Todo comenzó con dicha promesa: el ángel le anuncia a María que el hijo que le nacería sería llamado Hijo del Altísimo; la convicción de María de que este hijo…

God’s irresistible call
From The Presiding Bishop

God’s irresistible call

When first elected presiding bishop, I was often asked what it meant to be the first woman entrusted with this call. I didn’t like that question then. I’m still ambivalent…