Here’s the understatement of the New Year: Pastors are busy people! Coming out of the hectic Christmas season, pastors look a bit worn out as Epiphany begins. Yet the tasks and demands of pastoral work are ongoing: Preaching, teaching, worship, spiritual care and visitation, mission and evangelism, leadership and administration, and works of mercy and ..
Thinking about diversity as a Christian
Leo Sánchez’s “Racism, Dealing with It,” en Español
Leo Sanchez’s “Pandemic, Coping with It,” en Español
A video tribute which would have been presented at the 2020 Multiethnic Symposium
The call of life in Christ in the time of coronavirus
Taking place May 5-6, 2020, Dr. Philip Jenkins will give keynote address
In light of Charlottesville (and the numerous tragedies before it), a word from Leo Sanchez
Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. presents the 11th Annual Lecture in Hispanic/Latino Theology and Missions, with response by Javier Orozco
By Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. Becoming a Disciple Two striking contrasts appear in this Easter account of the third appearance or revelation of the risen Jesus to his disciples (vv. 1–14). Each contrast represents a transition in the story from lack to abundance, from not knowing Jesus to belief in him. At the center, Jesus ..
Reflections on race and global Christianity at the 2015 American Academy of Religion (AAR) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
by Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. Testifying in the Courtroom Life is one of the apostle’s favorite images of salvation, and he makes use of it in the assigned text: “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” (1 Jn 5:11). John speaks of eternal life in a ..
The second of four sneak peeks into the main plenary presentations for the 2014 Theological Symposium (September 23-24)
By Leopoldo A. Sanchez M. Our text proclaims the manifestation of the Lord’s “light” and “glory” upon his people (v. 1), and through Israel to the “peoples” of the earth who dwell in “thick darkness” (v. 2a). Isaiah uses the contrast between light and darkness to offer us an image of salvation: The light of the Lord “will ..
Preacher’s Studio is a chance to take a step back and talk about the art and craft of preaching. Today’s preacher: LEO SANCHEZ, on preaching JOHN 1:43-46
So many thoughts about the election of Pope Francis I. I will share five reflections as a Lutheran theologian born and raised in Latin America and suggest lessons Lutherans in the U.S. might gather from this event. First, let’s restate the obvious. This is the first Pope ever elected from Latin America. As a Latino ..