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Spoke in the Wheel: Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Kingdom Allegiance
On October 11th, Roots will kick off a new and timely teaching series called “Spoke in the Wheel: Dietrich Bonhoeffer & Kingdom Allegiance.” In 1933, Dietrich Bonhoeffer delivered a lecture to a group of pastors who were uneasy about the way the German state was exercising its power, but were “good Lutherans” and so did not speak out. “Dietrich mentioned three possibilities of church action towards the state: ‘In the first place it can ask the state whether its actions…
Three Suggestions for Election Season Soul Care
Election seasons in the twenty-first century have become increasingly fraught times for Americans who profess to be disciples of Jesus. American partisan politics has gotten more and more polarizing and it’s difficult for Christians to find where they belong. It’s very tempting for Christians to become members of partisan political groups and adopt unswerving loyalty to their platform and ideas. The more “us” against “them” the rhetoric ratchets up, the more pressure is felt to choose sides and to grow…