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Taking Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- If there is no element of asceticism in our lives, if we give free rein to the desires of the flesh (taking care of course…
- We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine love and of God's coming at Christmas that we no longer feel the shiver of…
- I discovered later, and I'm still discovering right up to this moment, that is it only by living completely in this world that one learns…
- We ought not to be in too much of a hurry here to speak piously of God’s will and guidance. It is obvious, and it…
- The fearful danger of the present time is that above the cry for authority, we forget that man stands alone before the ultimate authority, and…
- Christian community is like the Christian's sanctification. It is a gift of God which we cannot claim. Only God knows the real state of our…
- Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.
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