Dietrich Bonhoeffer Archives

A God who would let us prove his existence would be an idol. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Daily Jolt November 18, 2012

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: God is Good (All the Time)

Caitlin Kennell Kim July 31, 2012

Country: Germany
Born: February 4, 1906
Died: April 9, 1945
Religion: Lutheran

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Lutheran pastor and theologian, was outspoken in opposition to the Nazi regime and its practice of genocide. He was arrested for crimes of sedition and executed at Flossenbürg concentration camp.

The richness of God’s Word ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Daily Jolt March 26, 2012

FAST from praying out of personal need today. PRAY by reading your favorite Gospel passage today and reflecting on what God is saying to you…

“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes… and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.”

Daily Jolt December 5, 2009

What is keeping you from being free? Reflect on how much of your prison is of your own making.

Salt of the Earth

Christine Venzon June 16, 2009

A friend once told me, with a girlish smile, that when she receives Communion, she is so moved by the thought that our Lord gave…