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Advent: a time of waiting in the mystery

Advent: a time of waiting in the mystery

by Benjamin Knoll | Dec 2, 2018 | Christmas, Featured | 2 comments

Today is First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the liturgical calendar in the Western Christian tradition and a month that give Christians an opportunity to reflect on the tradition of the Nativity and the coming of God into the world and into their lives. Growing...
“We are all Peter”: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and an imperfect church

“We are all Peter”: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and an imperfect church

by Benjamin Knoll | Jun 10, 2018 | Charity, Church, Featured, Religion | 0 comments

In the years before World War 2, Dietrich Bonhoeffer became increasingly distressed at the German church’s willingness to embrace and enable the Nazi regime in exchange for political recognition and power. On July 23, 1933, he delivered the “Church...
Distilling the essence of the Sermon on the Mount: An Invitation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Distilling the essence of the Sermon on the Mount: An Invitation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer

by Benjamin Knoll | May 13, 2018 | Featured, God, Goodness, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mindfulness | 1 comment

Image credit: Sermon on the Mount by Cosimo Rosselli (1439-1507) This year I have been reading an edited volume of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s written works. Bonhoeffer was a German pastor who joined the resistance against the Nazi regime during World War II and was...

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