Lutheran-Catholic dialogue in the family
Upon sharing the news with my lifelong friend that I was joining the seminary to become a Lutheran pastor, his response was as honest as it was poorly timed. 'It's going to be hard for you to find a girl who wants to marry you now.' This, of course, had been a significant reason behin...
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Medienart: | Druck Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2017]
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The Australasian Catholic record
Jahr: 2017, Band: 94, Heft: 4, Seiten: 451-456 |
IxTheo Notationen: | CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität KDB Katholische Kirche KDD Evangelische Kirche KDJ Ökumene |
Zusammenfassung: | Upon sharing the news with my lifelong friend that I was joining the seminary to become a Lutheran pastor, his response was as honest as it was poorly timed. 'It's going to be hard for you to find a girl who wants to marry you now.' This, of course, had been a significant reason behind my hesitation to become a minister in the first place, so at least I felt he understood my fears, even if I didn't appreciate him articulating them. My response was spoken partially in faith and partially out of the need to convince myself with some positive self-talk: 'I guess I'm just trusting that God is going to have to find me a pretty special girl'. |
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ISSN: | 0727-3215 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: The Australasian Catholic record
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