Life through Death According to Bonhoeffer
By Sam P. Schuldheisz
03/03/26
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Life through Death According to Bonhoeffer

For Bonhoeffer, Christ crucified, and the cross of the Christian life were not of peripheral importance, but foundational.
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Ryan Couch
Ryan Couch
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Jesus is the Best Thing About Us

While we often talk about our growth, our progress, and what we are doing for the kingdom of God, the reality is that any goodness in a Christian does not originate in us.
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Magnus Persson
Magnus Persson
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Curb Your Enthusiast

Your exhaustion may not be a sign of weakness of faith. It may be the fruit of enthusiasm. It is Lent. Fast from your fever. Embrace the exhaustion. Curb your inner enthusiast and cling to Christ.

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