Do Not Love the Dream – Nov. 4, 2020
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.” ―Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
Community and Solitude – Nov. 3, 2020
“Let him who cannot be alone beware of community… Let him who is not in community beware of being alone… Each by itself has profound perils and pitfalls. One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and the one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of […]
In the Thick of Foes – Nov. 2, 2020
“Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring peace to the enemies of God. So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered […]
Listening to Each Other – Sept. 7, 2020
“The first service one owes to others in a community involves listening to them. Just as our love for God begins with listening to God’s Word, the beginning of love for others is learning to listen to them. God’s love for us is shown by the fact that God not only gives God’s Word, but […]
