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When you read the Bible, you must think that here and now, God is speaking with me
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make him aggressive. A fool must therefore be treated more cautiously than a scoundrel.
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Where a people prays, there is the church and where the church is there is never loneliness.
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The Christian needs another Christian who speaks God's word to him. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged, for by himself he cannot help himself without belying the truth.
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We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.
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The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.
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