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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Nothing can be more cruel

April 12, 2026

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Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to their sin. Nothing can be more compassionate than the severe reprimand which calls another Christian in one’s community back from the path of sin. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Lack of repentance

March 1, 2026

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Lack of repentance is the root cause of powerlessness in the church, in this materialistic, self-indulgent age. There can be no spiritual power in a non-repentant church. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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When Christ calls

January 26, 2026

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When Christ calls a man, He bids him to die. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Christianity without discipleship

January 23, 2026

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Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.

May 22, 2019

If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless…

February 26, 2019

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil; God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.– Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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