Author | Vagabond Preacher | Lover of the Poor | Grandpa
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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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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Barney: Dietrich Bonhoeffer*, it is a distinct pleasure to have you in the studio with us today. You are a hero of mine and of many around the world for your seminal theological work and sacrifice for your generation and for humanity. Bonhoeffer: My pleasure. Barney: We’ve asked you here today to seek your advice …
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In his Letters and Papers from Prison, Bonhoeffer* wrote on folly and its only cure. I offer this without commentary. Come to your own conclusions about how to apply his wisdom in our country today. Folly is a more dangerous enemy to the good than evil. One can protest against evil; it can be unmasked …
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil . . . Don’t be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12 I’ve been wrestling with how to respond to Charlottesville and especially to the alt-right event in my city (San Francisco) this weekend. The easy thing would be to be overcome by the evil …
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