Getting ready to leave the house—for work or errands—takes a couple extra steps during a pandemic. Do I know how crowded my destination will be? Did I remember to take…
I remember this jarring image: It was the Christmas Eve candlelight service at my home congregation. A banner depicting Mary and Jesus in the manger had been hung from the…
Recuerdo esta imagen discordante: Fue en el servicio de Nochebuena a la luz de las velas en mi congregación de origen. Una pancarta que representaba a María y Jesús en…
¿Recuerda a los Beatles? ¡John, Paul, George, Ringo! A mí me gustaban. Tenía botas de Beatles, cuentas de amor y gafas de abuelita. Un año, para Navidad, mi hermano mayor…
Remember the Beatles? John, Paul, George, Ringo! I was into it. I had Beatle boots, love beads and granny glasses. My big brother gave me a model of Paul (the…
There are very few times in my life when I experience silence. There is the ever-present ambient noise of the city or the office: traffic, planes, power mowers, power tools,…
Muy pocas veces en mi vida experimento el silencio. Está el constante ruido ambiental de la ciudad o la oficina: el tráfico, los aviones, las cortadoras de césped eléctricas, herramientas…
There was once a time when two distinct peoples were trying to comprehend how they could be one people. One was a millennia-old people who had persevered through enslavement, oppression…
Hubo un tiempo en que dos pueblos distintos estaban tratando de comprender cómo podrían ser un solo pueblo. Uno de ellos era un pueblo milenario que había perseverado en la…
I planted a garden last summer during the pandemic. Here in Chicago, March and April 2020 were cold and dreary. And it snowed. All around us was the oppressive reality…
Planté un huerto el verano pasado durante la pandemia. Aquí en Chicago, marzo y abril de 2020 fueron fríos y oscuros. Y nevó. Había a nuestro alrededor la realidad opresiva…
La iglesia de Corinto del siglo I debe haber sido un lugar vivaz. Sus miembros eran competitivos, celosos, estaban divididos en facciones y eran litigiosos. La congregación era diversa. Había…
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