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I have spent the better part of my life dealing with “imposter syndrome” brought on by trauma I experienced at a very young age.

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Sometimes, I forget the effort it takes for some LGBTQ+ folks to simply exist in any religious space.

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Renewing our lives in Advent!

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Mis amig@s y yo estamos planificando comenzar una campaña del juego Dragones y Calabozos.

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Psalm 34:1-8, NRSV

1 I will bless the Lord at all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;

let the humble hear and be glad.

3 O magnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me,

and delivered me from all my fears.

5 Look to him, and be radiant;

so, your[a] faces shall never be ashamed.

6 This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,

and was saved from every trouble.

7 The angel of the Lord encamps

around those who fear him and delivers them.

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good;

happy are those who take refuge in him.

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Salmo 34:1-8, Biblia PDT

₁ Bendigo al SEÑOR todo el tiempo;
    en mis labios siempre hay una alabanza para él.
² Mi alma alaba al SEÑOR.
    Todos ustedes los que están tristes,
    escuchen mi alabanza y alégrense.
³ Honren al SEÑOR conmigo;
    exaltemos todos su nombre.

⁴ Porque consulté al SEÑOR, y él me respondió.
    Él me salvó de todos mis temores.
⁵ Los que acuden al Señor resplandecen de alegría,
    jamás se decepcionarán.
⁶ Este pobre hombre pidió ayuda al SEÑOR,
    y él me escuchó y me sacó de todos mis peligros.
⁷ El ángel del SEÑOR monta su campamento alrededor de sus fieles seguidores ^[a],
    y los protege.

⁸ Saboreen al SEÑOR y vean lo bueno que es él.
    Afortunado el que confía en él.

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1 Samuel 16:7b “for the LORD does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”

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1 Samuel 16:7b “La gente se fija en las apariencias, pero yo me fijo en el corazón.”

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1 John 5: 9-13 (NIV) We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.  I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

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1 Juan 5: 9-13 (NVI) Aceptamos el testimonio humano, pero el testimonio de Dios vale mucho más, precisamente porque es el testimonio de Dios, que él ha dado acerca de su Hijo. El que cree en el Hijo de Dios acepta este testimonio. El que no cree a Dios lo hace pasar por mentiroso, por no haber creído el testimonio que Dios ha dado acerca de su Hijo. Y el testimonio es este: que Dios nos ha dado vida eterna, y esa vida está en su Hijo. El que tiene al Hijo, tiene la vida; el que no tiene al Hijo de Dios, no tiene la vida.  Les escribo estas cosas a ustedes que creen en el nombre del Hijo de Dios, para que sepan que tienen vida eterna.

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1 John 3:16-24 (MSG): This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves... My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love...God told us to love each other, in line with the original command. As we keep God’s commands, we live deeply and surely in God, and God lives in us. And this is how we experience God’s deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit God gave us.

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1 Juan 3: 16-24 (Traducido de la MSG por Rev. Dr. De Gonzalez ): Así es como hemos llegado a comprender y experimentar el amor: Cristo sacrificó su vida por nosotros. Esta es la razón por la cual debemos vivir sacrificadamente por nuestros companeros creyentes, y no solo por nosotros mismos. [...] Mis queridos hijos, no solo hablemos de amor; practiquemos el amor verdadero [...] Dios nos dijo que nos amemos, en línea con el mandato original. Mientras guardamos los mandamientos de Dios, vivimos profunda y seguramente en Dios, y Dios vive en nosotros. Y así es como experimentamos la presencia profunda y permanente de Dios en nosotros: por el Espíritu que Dios nos dio.

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Acts 4:32-35 (GW): "The whole group of believers lived in harmony. No one called any of his possessions his own. Instead, they shared everything.  With great power the apostles continued to testify that the Lord Jesus had come back to life. God’s abundant good will was with all of them.  None of them needed anything. From time to time, people sold land or houses and brought the money to the apostles. Then the money was distributed to anyone who needed it."

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Hechos 4: 32-35: "Todos los seguidores de Jesús tenían una misma manera de pensar y de sentir. Todo lo que tenían lo compartían entre ellos, y nadie se sentía dueño de nada.  Llenos de gran poder, los apóstoles enseñaban que Jesús había resucitado. Dios los bendecía mucho, y no les hacía falta nada, porque los que tenían alguna casa o terreno lo vendían  y entregaban el dinero a los apóstoles. Entonces ellos lo repartían y le daban a cada uno lo que necesitaba."

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