Tag: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Thomas Sowell; Bonhoeffer; Tim Keller and Suffering; Millennials and how to Reach them; God and Gayness; Pornography Danger and much more

July 13, 2014

Weekend Links Late with the Links. Went for 20+ miles on the bike this afternoon. Completely bushed now. Can’t wait to see my bride tomorrow—returning from a funeral in West Virginia. I’m such a fortunate blessed man.  Better Thinking about Politics and Cultural Engagement A Primer on Race  Thomas Sowell—pre-eminent black conservative and economist reviews a … More Thomas Sowell; Bonhoeffer; Tim Keller and Suffering; Millennials and how to Reach them; God and Gayness; Pornography Danger and much more

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Mature Discipleship Always Yields a Gospel-Telling Man or Woman

June 4, 2014

Wednesday Discipleship “Follow me and I will make you to be fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17; cf Matt. 4:19) Real discipleship, discipleship that is measured against the process and results of Jesus and Paul, always yields a gospel-telling man or woman. How should it happen? Point 1: Maybe not instantly, but maybe  … A close reading … More Mature Discipleship Always Yields a Gospel-Telling Man or Woman

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The Courage to Confess Sin—What Bonhoeffer Still Teaches Us

June 9, 2013

“I never heard of the Gospel of Jesus Christ . . . of the cross, of sin and forgiveness, of death and life (while) in New York . . . only an ethical and social idealism which pins its faith to progress.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer … according to Bonhoeffer, a congregation without mutual confession of sin is … More The Courage to Confess Sin—What Bonhoeffer Still Teaches Us

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Links to Wonder; Links to change Church Culture; Links to Sanity about American Military Developments and much more

May 4, 2013

Weekend Links Busy week packing, moving, hoping for the sale of our house in Bolingbrook.  But a good week. A week where God drew near, where plans produced fruit, where men and women heard (and glory!), believed in the Gospel and trusted in the Savior.  Have a great weekend celebrating the wonder of our great … More Links to Wonder; Links to change Church Culture; Links to Sanity about American Military Developments and much more

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Bonhoeffer on The Inseparable Nature of Grace and Discipleship

March 7, 2013

Thursday is for Discipleship “The only man who has the right to say that he is justified by grace alone is the man who has left all to follow Christ. Such a man knows that the call to discipleship is a gift of grace, and that the call is inseparable from the grace. But those … More Bonhoeffer on The Inseparable Nature of Grace and Discipleship

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Bonhoeffer on The Only Way to Follow Jesus

January 16, 2013

Thursday is for Discipleship “Luther’s return from the cloister was the worst blow the world had suffered since the days of early Christianity. The renunciation he made when he became a monk was child’s play compared with that which he had to make when he returned to the world. Now came the frontal assault. The … More Bonhoeffer on The Only Way to Follow Jesus

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The Courage to Confess Sin—What Bonhoeffer Still Teaches Us

November 2, 2012

Weekend Musings There are few books that I value more on my library (now close to 10,000 books, counting digital, about 5,500 and paper, 4,400) than Bonhoeffer’s Life Together. It is short, profound, and always challenging. In fact, I have read it more than a dozen times and I am always convicted, repentant, and changed … More The Courage to Confess Sin—What Bonhoeffer Still Teaches Us

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Bonhoeffer Wrecks Me on Nearly Every Page

August 19, 2012

Weekend Musings Bonhoeffer is endlessly challenging. This is my fourth reading of his book, The Cost of Discipleship and again my spirit reels from his analysis and perspective on what he calls “cheap grace.”  “Cheap grace means grace as a doctrine, a principle, a system. It means forgiveness of sins proclaimed as a general truth, the … More Bonhoeffer Wrecks Me on Nearly Every Page

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