Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: Cheap Grace
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Lesson 5: Cheap Grace vs. Costly Forgiveness (Bonhoeffer)
Read MORE: Lesson 5: Cheap Grace vs. Costly Forgiveness (Bonhoeffer)Dietrich Bonhoeffer is usually cited for drawing our attention to cheap grace. He defined it as “preaching forgiveness without requiring repentance… grace without discipleship.” He was criticizing the Lutheran church for not opposing the Nazi regime. Most of its pastors…
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Lesson 2: The Cost of Discipleship
Read MORE: Lesson 2: The Cost of DiscipleshipI first read The Cost of Discipleship my first year in divinity school when a classmate, Gene Outka, who went on to teach ethics at Yale, recommended it as something every Lutheran pastor should read. It was good advice. Bonhoeffer…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!