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OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES | August 16th 2008 by SAY KENG LEE

"To understand reality is not the same as to know about outward events. It is to perceive the essential natureof things. The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge read more

letters and papers

Dr. Sheltie | August 15th 2008 by James Moore

Last month, I mentioned how I’ve been reading (again) Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison. In the book, as well as in his good friend Eberhard Bethge’s biography, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we see how an upper middle class German str read more

Bonhoeffer on the task of the preacher

Faith and Theology | August 9th 2008

“It is wrong to assume that on the one hand there is a word, or a truth, and on the other hand there is a community existing as two separate entities, and that it would then be the task of the preacher to take this word, to manipulate and enliven i read more

speak the truth!

Dr. Sheltie | August 8th 2008 by James Moore

During the last two weeks of July, we were visited by our nephew Kaleb. One day we were watching the movie Justice League: The New Frontier (2008). We were commenting on which of the heroes we liked better. I said I always preferred Batman over Super read more

How (not) to preach the parables

Faith and Theology | August 7th 2008

I’ve often been struck by the way Jesus’ parables are interpreted in Christian preaching. Several years ago, I heard an extended series of sermons on the parables, and after a while I realised that each sermon had the same basic structure: first, read more

Quem sou eu?

Orthodoxia | August 7th 2008 by Orthodoxia

Quem sou eu? Muitas vezes me dizem que eu sairia do confinamento da minha cela calma, alegre e firmemente, como um cavaleiro vindo de sua terra natal.Quem sou eu? Muitas vezes me dizem que eu falaria com os meus carcereiros livre, clara e amigavelmen read more

“Not Just Good Samaritans”

Simply Ecclesia | August 6th 2008 by David

“As we practice hospitality, there comes a point where the suffering around us drives us to ask what it would take to reimagine the world. We’ve all heard the saying, ‘Give someone a fish and they’ll eat for a day, but teach read more

bonhoeffer on prayer

www.GAJohnson.org | Hebrews Twelve Two | July 29th 2008 by Greg Johnson

A day without morning and evening prayers and personal intercessions is actually a day without meaning or importance. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer Just a thought.... gaj read more

Sind Sie bereit, die Tatsachen über Israel zu erfahren?

Transatlantikblog | July 28th 2008 by Markus

The Epiphany of Rev. Thomas Are Die Erleuchtung des Reverend Thomas Are Are You Ready to Face the Facts About Israel? By / Von PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS [ Paul Craig Roberts ist Volkswirt Ph.D., lehrte an den Universitäten Berkeley, Oxford und Me read more

FACE THE FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF ISRAEL. LISTEN TO PAUL CRAIG ROBERT…

Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | July 26th 2008 by Tom Usher

Title: "A Graveyard is our Playground" I've posted articles by Paul Craig Roberts on this site before, but this is his finest piece so far that I've seen. July 25, 2008 The Epiphany of Rev. Thomas Are Are You Ready to Face the Facts About Israel? By read more

Bonhoeffer on the space of the church

Faith and Theology | July 23rd 2008

Well, I finally decided to bite the bullet and update my library with the new edition of Bonhoeffer’s works. So I’ve now got a pile of these lovely volumes on my desk, and I’m gradually working my way down the stack. I must say, I’m very impr read more

WordsDay: the art of the possible

Scholars and Rogues | July 17th 2008 by Scholars and Rogues

In case you’ve been off-planet, the dumpster fire that is Election Season 2008 is in full swing. While this can be entertaining if you’re cynical enough, it’s a process that can exert a warping effect on the perspectives of even the read more

Bonhoeffer on: Grace

The Simple Pastor | July 14th 2008 by Phil W

This is perhaps the best description of the difference between cheap and costly grace I've ever read:"Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, communion without confession, absolutio read more

Bonhoeffer and Gene Robinson

The Simple Pastor | July 13th 2008 by Phil W

In an irony that perhaps only the Church of England could conjure up, the gay Bishop Gene Robinson, had his sermon interrupted by a hecklers call to repent and was rescued by the congregation singing of 'Thine be the Glory'. You couldn't make it up.A read more

Source of Anxiety

Simply Ecclesia | July 11th 2008 by David

“Earthly possessions dazzle our eyes and delude us into thinking that they can provide security and freedom from anxiety. Yet all the time they are the very source of anxiety.” ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer photo by oliverwilke read more

Against marriage: or, why churches should stop performing wedding…

Faith and Theology | July 8th 2008

In an interesting post, Jason argues for a religious understanding of marriage, and he cites P. T. Forsyth’s view that marriage is much more than a social contract: “the more one ponders the solemn implicates and slow effects of marriage, moral a read more

Bonhoeffer on: The Big Question

The Simple Pastor | July 5th 2008 by Phil W

This might get a little technical but it's worth thinking about:"Hasn't the individualistic question about personal salvation almost completely left us all? Aren't we really under the impression that there are more important things than that question read more

shamelessly at home

Dr. Sheltie | July 5th 2008 by James Moore

Years ago, I read Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison. Two or three years ago, I got the “Greatly Enlarged Edition” of the work, edited by his close friend, Eberhard Bethge. Recently, I picked it off my shelf, where it had been read more

Bonhoeffer blog conference

Faith and Theology | July 2nd 2008

Halden has issued a call for papers for the inaugural Bonhoeffer Blog Conference, scheduled for November this year. The topic is “Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Ethics and Contemporary Theology.” The conference will place Bonhoeffer’s Ethics in conve read more

Bonhoeffer in America

Acton Institute PowerBlog | June 30th 2008

Bonhoeffer on: Zimbabwe (?)

The Simple Pastor | June 25th 2008 by Phil W

As far as I know Bonhoeffer never visited Africa, and of course when DB was alive Zimbabwe as we know it today didn't exist. But my reading today struck me as being relevant and I wonder if doesn't apply to at least some portion of the church in Zimb read more

Bonhoeffer on: The Prize

The Simple Pastor | April 15th 2008 by Phil W

"We realize more clearly than formerly that the world lies under the wrath and grace of God. We read in Jeremiah 45, 'Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up....And do you seek great read more

Feast Day of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Religious | April 9th 2008

Today is the feast day of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the patron saint of this blog and from whom comes the name of this blog.The collect from the Lesser Feasts and Fasts says more than I could ever ramble on about:Gracious God, the Beyond in the midst of o read more

Bonhoeffer: on the cross

The Simple Pastor | April 1st 2008 by Phil W

"The cross is laid on every Christian. The first Christ-suffering which every person must experience is the call to abandon the attachments of this world. It is the dying of the old person which is the result of our encounter with Christ. As we embar read more

Quote of the Week: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)

The Official PosiPeople Blog | March 13th 2008 by PosiPeople Team

This quote is brought to you at the good folks at the Foundation for a Better Life. This quote is about responsibility. Enjoy! “Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), pastor read more

Physical Journaling

Stan Hodges: The Life Of A Seminary Student | March 7th 2008 by Stan Hodges

I love to run. I have loved to run for as long as I can remember. I ran cross-country and track in junior high and throughout high school. I have continued to run since then as much as I can. There is just something about it that I can’t get enou read more

This Week with Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Peace in Suffering

Dream Awakener's New Blog | March 4th 2008

Lux aeterna Originally uploaded by Stringendo "The test of whether we have truly found the peace of God will be in how we face the sufferings which befall us. There are many Christians who bend their knees before the cross... read more

The Confessing Church of Nazi Germany

The Warfare Journal | February 27th 2008 by thewaranalyst

"Hail Hitler", exclaimed the pastor as he walked down the street, his arm raised in salute. His collar had become nothing more than a piece of adorning fabric. His allegiance no longer lay with the The King of Kings. Really, his allegiance lay nowher read more

This Week with Dietrich Bonhoeffer - The Hands of Justice

Dream Awakener's New Blog | February 22nd 2008

"When the mouths of the world's rulers remain silent about injustice, their hands invariably commit acts of violence. This language of human hands where no justice exists is terrible. It is there that the distress and pain of the human... read more