“Is not this the fast which I have chosen: To loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, to free the oppressed and break every yoke?”
~Isaiah 58:6
Note: Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a founding member of Germany’s anti-Nazi Confessing Church and author of the theological classic The Cost of Discipleship. He was sent to a concentration camp, continued to resist, and was finally executed–just three weeks before Hitler committed suicide. Bonhoeffer won.
Excellent quotes. Have you seen this?
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Thank you so much for sharing this, Rita. Douglass is one of my all-time heroes, and now so are his descendants. I got choked up when the kid said, “There’s hope.”
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THANK YOU for sharing … beautiful!
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Just learned about him at church today!
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chapter 83:06
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Bonhoeffer was certainly a prime example of walking his talk. Thanks for this reminder if our call to do the same.
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He was indeed.
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I love the Bonhoeffer quote!!
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He has his own space on my bookshelf 🙂 He was an amazing pastor and freedom fighter. Thanks for helping us remember him, Mitch.
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This evocative quote brings back memories. My friend shared with me Bonhoeffer’s works years ago. Galvanizing!
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Good post! The word is truth. Amen—Blessings and Peace.
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Thanks for sharing this, Mitch!
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LOVE Bonhoeffer! God bless!
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