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We are never alone
The room was spare and dimly lit. We sat on folding chairs in a circle—young Honduran women and some of us from the ELCA. We had come to Honduras to…
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Nunca estamos solos
La habitación era sencilla y tenía poca iluminación. Nos sentamos en círculo en sillas plegables —unas jóvenes hondureñas y algunos de nosotros de la ELCA. Habíamos ido a Honduras para…
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At the table together
Editor’s note: In keeping with this month’s theme issue, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is sharing her favorite food and faith story, which originally appeared in her September 2017 column. Old…
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Set free
A colleague of mine once pointed out that Martin Luther wrote far more about freedom than he did about reform or reformation. Liberation in Christ through faith was the freedom…
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Liberados
Un colega mío señaló una vez que Martín Lutero escribió mucho más sobre libertad que sobre reforma o reformación. La liberación en Cristo por medio de la fe fue la…
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Uncertain times
Between 1527 and 1529, Martin Luther wrote and composed his famous hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” He based the text of this hymn on Psalm 46: “God is…
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Tiempos inciertos
Entre 1527 y 1529, Martín Lutero escribió y compuso su famoso himno “Castillo fuerte es nuestro Dios”. Basó el texto de este himno en el Salmo 46: “Dios es nuestro…
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God’s beautiful dark works
Perhaps one of the best-known verses in the New Testament is John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes…
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Las hermosas obras oscuras de Dios
Tal vez uno de los versículos más conocidos del Nuevo Testamento es Juan 3:16: “Porque tanto amó Dios al mundo que dio a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo el…
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Witnesses to the transcendent
An amazing thing happened in March. Churches were closed but more people came to church. Millions of us were complying with shelter-in-place and physical distancing recommendations from the Centers for…
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)
Testigos de lo trascendente
Algo increíble sucedió en marzo. Las iglesias estaban cerradas, pero más gente acudió a la iglesia. Millones de nosotros estábamos cumpliendo con las recomendaciones de permanecer refugiados en nuestro lugar…
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Unidos en el bautismo
Hay un dicho irlandés que dice: “La gente vive al amparo de unos y otros”. Estoy trabajando en este escrito a finales de marzo. No sé cómo será el mundo…