{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Story Magazine","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story","author_name":"Joe Mann","author_url":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/author\/jmann003\/","title":"Mark Hillmer: Reconnecting Life and the Gospel - Luther Seminary","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OYH72KHSNT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2006\/08\/16\/mark-hillmer-reconnecting-life-and-the-gospel\/\">Mark Hillmer: Reconnecting Life and the Gospel<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2006\/08\/16\/mark-hillmer-reconnecting-life-and-the-gospel\/embed\/#?secret=OYH72KHSNT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mark Hillmer: Reconnecting Life and the Gospel&#8221; &#8212; Story Magazine\" data-secret=\"OYH72KHSNT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/12\/MarkHillmer.jpg","thumbnail_width":213,"thumbnail_height":254,"description":"Every course involves having the students share an autobiography, especially as it is framed by scripture. It\u2019s transformed the atmosphere in the room, he says. \u201cWhen we tell our stories in class, it breaks down barriers between students. It\u2019s preparing them to be real people in the parish.\u201d And Hillmer includes himself in this assignment. \u201cI tell my story, too. I want them to know I am flesh and blood; I have sinned and fallen short of God\u2019s glory.\u201d"}