On Feb. 4, 1906, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born to his parents, Karl and Paula Bonhoeffer in what today is the city of Wroclaw, Poland. He was raised and educated a Lutheran, receiving a degree from the University of Berlin when he was 21 and a Master
Confessing There is no question that God wants us to be righteous, obedient to his word, embracing Jesus Christ’s moral code. There is also no question that we are unsuccessful in being the disciples we ought to be, and this displeases God. But he knows that sinfulness is our
Job: The Good Boss The 31st chapter of Job is his defense of himself against his friends who insist that he must be some kind of horrible sinner to have God punish him so. In the 13th through the 15th verses Job defends himself as an employer. “If I
The Martyr, Telemachus On January 1, 404, Telemachus stepped into the gladiatorial ring in an amphitheater in ancient Rome. He was not armed with sword or shield or spear or axe or dagger. In fact, he was not armed at all. But he did not enter the amphitheater
Over on my FaceBook page, I posted a video in which I addressed the following adage: “When you choose the game, you choose the rules.” It’s a discussion of the importance of understanding that when you make the decision to participate in one of life’s games, either follow the rules