Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Leaders Worth Following

Tihomir Kukolja | Posted 02.27.2012

Tihomir Kukolja

For anyone who aspires to be a leader called to make a difference, or if one simply wants to be a person whose life counts, wrestling with God and oneself will become one's unavoidable and ongoing character pruning experience.

Gingrich, The Courts And A Lesson From 1930s Germany

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 02.18.2012

Rev. Chuck Currie

Newt Gingrich might not be the GOP nominee for president, but his recent comments about federal courts deserve further consideration: He does not believe U.S. presidents are bound by federal court decisions they dislike.

Jesus' Moment Of Atheism

Christian Piatt | Posted 02.04.2012

Christian Piatt

Rollins says that Jesus' cry from the cross was a point at which he experienced "a profoundly personal, painful existential atheism."

Anwar al-Awlaki: Eye For An Eye Or A Third Way?

Christian Piatt | Posted 12.11.2011

Christian Piatt

If we believe that one life - perhaps even our own - is worth giving up for a change that brings hope to thousands or millions of others, then this third way begins to look like a path worth exploring.

The Rob Bell Controversy: Does Anyone Go To Hell?

David Lose | Posted 05.26.2011

David Lose

Why can't a prominent Christian author question how to reconcile God's incredible love with the notion of condemning souls to eternal torment without being condemned as a heretic?

The Sacred Art Of Listening

Krista Tippett | Posted 05.25.2011

Krista Tippett

Bonhoeffer tells us, "He who can no longer listen to his brother will soon be no longer listening to God either ... This is the beginning of the death of the spiritual life."

Bonhoeffer As Our Christian Guide In The Middle East

Tim Suttle | Posted 05.25.2011

Tim Suttle

The example of Dietrich Bonhoeffer teaches us that the Christian has a responsibility to support the victims of the state -- any state -- whether or not they share our faith.

Exhaust the Limits: New Book Speaks to One Man's Successful Mission to Help Humanity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

Although our lives have turned out different, I learned in my friend Charles "Chic" Dambach's exciting new book, Exhaust the Limits, that we have much...

Beck, Nazis and Civil Dialogue

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Wallis

For Beck to accuse all the preachers or religious leaders who have advised Obama on any issue of being like the Nazi corruption of the church, and on a course that "ends in mass death," is the worst kind of civil poison.

So, You Think You Earn an Honest Living?

Crystal Syben Haidl | Posted 05.25.2011

Crystal Syben Haidl

While Tea Partiers, pundits, lobbyists and mid-term candidates are out-shouting mantras on how to fix the system, the one thing almost everyone agrees...

My white mom's Black history moment

Dedrick Muhammad | Posted 11.17.2011

Dedrick Muhammad

As we come to the end of this Black history month, I have decided to share some of the lessons taught to me by my first teacher on Black history and t...