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We are woven together
He was a young man. In his early 20s. He had cancer. His mother and stepfather cared for him to the point of weariness. The family was unchurched, but a…
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Estamos entrelazados
Era un hombre joven. Tenía un poco más de 20 años y estaba enfermo de cáncer. Su madre y su padrastro lo cuidaban hasta quedar completamente agotados. La familia no…
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¿Podemos responder la pregunta por qué?
Una vez, para educación continua, me inscribí en un curso de introducción a la filosofía en la universidad comunitaria. Estudié educación musical en la universidad, y nunca tomé cursos de…
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Can we answer the question ‘why’?
Once for continuing education I signed up for an introduction to philosophy course at the community college. I was a music education major in college and never had any philosophy…
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The good Samaritan
I have been thinking a lot about the parable of the good Samaritan lately (Luke 10:25-37). Parts of it are so familiar—the unfortunate victim, the robbers, the priest, the Levite,…
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We have a choice
Browsing through my work journal recently, I noticed the date when my entries stopped: March 19, 2020. The next week the Chicago-based churchwide staff began sheltering in place. I remember…
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Tenemos una opción
Hace poco estaba hojeando mi diario de trabajo, y noté la fecha en que mis entradas se detuvieron: 19 de marzo de 2020. La semana siguiente, el personal de toda…
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The way back to our center
587 B.C.E. was not a good year. The siege of Jerusalem ended with the destruction of the city, its walls and Solomon’s temple. Many died of starvation during the siege….
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El camino de vuelta a nuestro centro
El asedio de Jerusalén terminó con la destrucción de la ciudad, sus murallas y el templo de Salomón. Muchos murieron de hambre durante el asedio. Los babilonios, bajo la dirección…
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A time for a reset
In the first seven chapters of Genesis, we move quickly from the glory of creation to disobedience, expulsion from the garden and fratricide to the wickedness of humankind. We read,…
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Hora de un reinicio
En los primeros siete capítulos de Génesis, pasamos rápidamente de la gloria de la creación a la desobediencia, de la expulsión del huerto y el fratricidio a la maldad de…
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¿Qué máscaras usamos todos?
Durante una pandemia, prepararse para salir de casa —ya sea para ir al trabajo o hacer mandados— nos toma un par de pasos adicionales. ¿Qué tan concurrido va a estar…