Because Christmas is a working holiday for clergy, observing and celebrating it as they did before ordination is often not possible. And for clergy who are alone and far from family, it can be a difficult personal time. Stacy Sergent, a new member of the clergy, has found ways to deal with the wonderful, but sometimes personally difficult, holiday. To read her insights, click here.
What freedom requires
Editor’s note: In this second installment of a three-part Living Lutheran series, Deanna Kim Bassett, an ELCA pastor, reflects on her family’s experience of Japanese American incarceration—and what those stories…