November 14, 2023
by Eric Stillman
This fall, I have been leading a book study through part one of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic book The Cost of Discipleship. Bonhoeffer was a German pastor during the time of Hitler, and made the difficult decision to remain in Germany and join the resistance against Hitler despite the danger this would put him in. Ultimate, Bonhoeffer was arrested and executed for his role in a plot to assassinate Hitler. The integrity of Bonhoeffer’s own life gives great weight to his challenging words on discipleship....Keep Reading
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September 15, 2015
by Eric Stillman
One of the books that has been most challenging and influential in my faith has been Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic book The Cost of Discipleship, published in 1937. There are many Christian books out there, but few carry the weight and integrity behind them that this book does. Bonhoeffer was a German pastor who actively opposed Adolf Hitler, even to the point of returning from England to Germany in order to stand in solidarity with his countrymen who were suffering under Hitler’s reign. At age 37, he was arrested, and at 39, he was killed for his resistance. As Bonhoeffer wrote before returning to Germany:...Keep Reading
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