Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letter from Tegel Prison
In the spring of 1943, German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested by the Gestapo and taken to Tegel military prison in Berlin. He had spent...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 25:1-10.
In the spring of 1943, German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested by the Gestapo and taken to Tegel military prison in Berlin. He had spent years resisting the Nazi regime, knowing full well the path he walked could end at the gallows. Yet in letter after letter smuggled from his cell, Bonhoeffer returned to a single, stubborn conviction: God's faithfulness does not depend on our circumstances.…
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