First Corinthians 9:19–27 is often read in the context of cultural sensitivity. This is understandable because we live in a time in which the world has shrunk to a global village, a time in which knowing how to work with and appreciate each other’s culture has become a matter of survival.

As a rioplatense of German ancestry, a Latino who received his higher education and pursued a career in the educational system of the United States, I am a double hybrid whose identity is somewhat ambiguous.