Dietrich Bonheoffer

On Sunday April 8, 1945, Dietrich Bonheoffer became a martyr, whispering to his fellow prisoners as he left his cell to be hanged on the Flossenburg gallows, “This is the end - for me, the beginning of life.”

Bonheoffer said:

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons

Only he who believes is obedient
and only he who is obedient believes

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol

(A German theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in 1906. He was a brilliant student, earning his doctorate at the age of 21. His dissertation was published in 1931 as "Act and Being." Bonhoeffer was one of the first German Protestants to see the dangers of the Nazi rise to power. He founded a secret seminary to train pastors in an illegal anti-Nazi church he had organized. Though friends had arranged for him to tour the United States, he returned to Germany and became an active member of the resistance. He was implicated in the attempt on Hitler's life by the resistance and hanged in 1945.)

Norway

We are heading off to Norway (also Germany and Sweden...but mostly Norway) in 2 days. I will do my best to keep up with this blog. I will be meeting wonderful worshipers wherever we go, and I hope to introduce you to some of them,

We absolutely love Norway and expect to see God do great things throughout the nation. This is Norway's time. I hope that those of you who follow this blog will pray for Norway over the next 2 1/2 months as we travel and minister there.

We are also looking forward to going to Germany for the first time. We are going to the oldest city in Germany: Trier

Marketplace and St. Gangolf Church

Trier is on the Western side of Germany

This is a gateway city for Germany - it was established by and Assyrian Prince around 2000BC. Also, Karl Marx came from Trier.

We are also excited to be joining with thousands of women at a women's conference at the Arken church near Stockholm. Heidi Baker will be the main speaker, and we look forward to some fabulous meetings.

The Arken Church - Sweden