Tag Archives: Bonhoeffer

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Posted on September 23, 2009 by jlh

3:15 a.m. the clocks tick a duet in the silence after i pause the M*A*S*H dvd that plays to distract me from the cool hot jazz the pain quintet is jamming in my bones. in the bedroom down the hall … Continue reading →

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Encountering Jesus

Posted on July 16, 2009 by jlh

There are only two ways possible of encountering Jesus: one must die or one must put Jesus to death. —Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Christ the Center, 1933. (A Testament to Freedom, p. 114)

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If as Christ prayed “We are One,” then what does our Solidarity mean?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by jlh

I continue reading Bonhoeffer slowly. He wrote that freedom in Christ is not selfish narcissism. No—we are free for others. I come more and more to believe the Western idolizing of the rugged individual, the Marlboro man, is pathological. My friend … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to “be in Christ”?

Posted on June 25, 2009 by jlh

Left: Bonhoeffer As I read A Testament to Freedom, Essential Writings of Bonhoeffer, I think I’ll wrestle with what I read here. I’ve completed the introductory life, and am struck again as I was when reading Bethge’s biography of the … Continue reading →

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Reading Bonhoeffer

Posted on June 21, 2009 by jlh

For several weeks, been living in a gray fog denser than usual. Hence, fewer posts. But a couple books on Bonhoeffer have penetrated the fog: Jeffrey Pugh, Religionless Christianity; Bonhoeffer,  A Testament to Freedom. The latter is a collection of … Continue reading →

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