Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 “No man in the whole world can change the truth. One can only look for the truth, find it, and serve it.” Dietrich …
“If you confess with your mouth JESUS AS LORD…”
“If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.” Romans 10:9-10 This passage, a favorite of many, I propose is one terribly misunderstood and misapplied for the …
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Bonhoeffer on Trump: A Postmortem Interview (Part 4 of 4)
Barney: Welcome back, everyone, to the final segment of our conversation with the venerable theologian, pastor, and martyr: Dietrich Bonhoeffer. For context, I recommend that our readers go back and peruse the first three interviews. And thank you, Mr. Bonhoeffer, for making this postmortem appearance to share your wisdom with us about living in a …
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Bonhoeffer on Trump: A Postmortem Interview (Part 3 of 4)
Barney: Welcome back to the show, Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Author, pastor, activist, and martyr. Bonhoeffer: Thank you. Glad to be here. Barney: We left our discussion last week comparing your historical context with our hysterical one––hysterical, not in the sense of humorous, but as in bizarre, even manic. Everyday we 21st Century Americans wake up to …
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Bonhoeffer on Trump: A Postmortem Interview (Part 2 of 4)
Barney: Welcome back everyone to our postmortem conversation with evangelical icon, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. And welcome to you, Mr. Bonhoeffer. We very much appreciate you, your legacy, and your devotion to the truth and your sacrifice for the Church of Jesus Christ. Bonhoeffer: It’s entirely my pleasure. Barney: Last time we were discussing the four categories …
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