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United in baptism
There is an Irish saying: “It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” I am writing this at the end of March. I don’t know what…
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Freed to serve
Lutherans have an appreciation for the complexity of life. It’s a certain willingness to meet the world and then go deeper into what is immediately present. It is the ability…
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Liberados para servir
Los luteranos aprecian la complejidad de la vida. Esto significa que tienen una determinada disposición de conocer el mundo y luego adentrarse en lo que está presente en el momento….
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Take and eat
At the end of the book of Acts there is the story of Paul’s journey to Rome. Paul had taken many journeys that were arduous and dangerous, but this last…
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Tomen y coman
Al final del libro de Hechos aparece la historia del viaje de Pablo a Roma. Pablo había hecho muchos viajes arduos y peligrosos, pero este último era particularmente difícil. Pablo…
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We are broken
In 1526 the reformers embarked on a program of visiting the parishes in Electoral Saxony. It’s known as the Saxon Visitation. As would later be stated in the Augsburg Confession,…
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Estamos quebrantados
En 1526 los reformistas emprendieron un programa de visita a las parroquias del Electorado de Sajonia. Este se conoce como la Visita Sajona. Como lo declararía posteriormente la Confesión de…
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We know the truth
This column is a reprint of her June 2018 column in Living Lutheran. Father’s Day is in June. Let me tell you a little bit about my dad. His name…
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Midnight stillness
On Christmas Eve, there always comes a time when everything is finally still. Once all the preparations and decorations, extra choir rehearsals and Christmas pageants, shopping and holiday parties have…
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)
Quietud de medianoche
En Nochebuena, siempre llega un momento en el que finalmente todo se vuelve quietud. Después de que se terminan todos los preparativos y las decoraciones, los ensayos adicionales del coro…
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Season of doubt
When serving as a parish pastor, I would sometimes be asked if it was possible to be a faithful Christian and also doubt. Could one be a disciple and also…
From The Presiding Bishop (Spanish)
Temporada de dudas
Cuando servía como pastora parroquial, a veces me preguntaban si se podía ser un cristiano fiel y a la vez dudar. ¿Se podía ser discípulo y también cuestionar? Los feligreses…