Sunday Musings “The real trouble is that the pure Word of Jesus has been overlaid with so much human ballast–burdensome rules and regulations, false hopes and consolations–that it has become extremely difficult to make a genuine decision for Christ.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, (p. 35) Praying that the Word that was preached all … More The Burdensome Ballast of Human Rules on the Gospel
Friday is for Heart Songs “We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. … it is part of the discipline of humility that we must not spare our hand where it can perform a service and that we do not assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow … More Learning About Time from Bonhoeffer
Friday is for Heart Songs This is an important post from John Piper on one of the cultural pressure points against the gospel in our time–homosexual marriage. Will our age go the way of ancient Israel and capitulate to the gods of this age or will we stand in sacrificial love for those who will … More Homosexual Marriage Turns a Church to Apostasy
Weekend Musings Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a hero of mine not because he is always orthodox (he isn’t) but because he is always courageous in his stand for Christ. Here are a collection of posts from the last year inspired by something or other that Bonhoeffer wrote. I hope his life and perspective inspires you to … More Bonhoeffer Inspired Courage for the New Year
Thursday is for Discipleship Have you ever noticed that some Christians are annoying? Of course you have. Have you ever noticed that sometimes you are that annoying Christian? I hope you have. I used to tell people (jokingly) in our church that we purposefully put one annoying believer in every small group, just to give … More Bonhoeffer’s Take on Christian Unity
Weekend Musings Yesterday was Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s birthday. For many years I have made it a habit to try to read Life Together once a year. Bonhoeffer is a hero. He is not a hero because of his theological orthodoxy–he wasn’t completely orthodox in all areas. He is hero because he stood for truth and Christ … More In Honor of Bonhoeffer’s Birthday
Thursday Musings Pulled this from Justin Taylor’s Blog sometime ago. It’s a great quote from Bonhoeffer speaking of the nature of sin and the beauty and freedom of real Christian brotherhood. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The most experienced psychologist or observer of human nature knows infinitely less of the human heart than the simplest Christian who … More Psychologists Are at a Supreme Disadvantage in Understanding Man
Monday is for Discussion A day after Easter is a good time to think not just about resurrection joy, but Christian faithfulness in light of the extraordinary lavishness of God’s grace and love for us. Evangelism is not only done by individuals, but is a function of the body working together to show the beauty … More Loving People Enough to be Hated
Who Am I? Dietrich Bonhoeffer struggled with the battle we all fight. Are we who we think we are? Are we what others think we are (for good or ill)? Or are we something else that neither ourselves or others really know? Bonhoeffer put it this way in a poem from prison: Who am I? … More Probing Self-doubt and Trusting in the Grace of God
Recently I have been reading a few books that are filling my head with ideas about the challenges of living out Christian community anywhere. The Wisdom of Stability Life Together (I read this one once a year) The Big Sort Simple Church All of them are well written. They are from all over the political … More More Musings on the Possibility of Christian Community
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