Jesus, Dietrich, and Me Family of God Lutheran Church

"This is the end; for me, the beginning of life." - Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Thank you all for you love and support. We love you so much.

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Pastor Cronkright and Pastor Hill bring 2022 to a close. In this episode we review the Christmas happenings at our churches and introduce a Bonhoeffer contemporary, Alfred Delp, a Jesuit priest who was also martyred by Hitler's Nazi regime. We ALSO have a big announcement:

This is the last episode of Jesus, Dietrich, and Me. We will be continuing an EXPANDED discussion on the new Suffering Servants Podcast in 2023. Look for it in January! More information will come early next week.



Follies this week include Whoopi Goldberg and (shockingly!) the lying American government.

Today we take a look at an interesting piece from Desiring God about Dietrich's first Christmas in prison. We talk about prison life, the two-sided coin of Christmas (waiting and suffering), desiring to be rescued, and how suffering brings a more meaningful and authentic Christmas.



Follies of the week include scientific exploding toilets and vaccinated Christmas.

Christmas In A Cold Prison Cell - https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/christmas-in-a-cold-prison

"God is with us." That is the message of Dietrich on April 15, 1928 for Easter. It is the same message for Christmas 2022: "God is with us." On this episode we talk about what that means for us in our day-to-day lives. God is with us whether we like it or not. How will we respond?



This week's follies include the Georgia Senate "race" and the racism of Shark Week!

Maybe there is more to Christmas and Advent than what we are often told in the movies, television shows, books, and music (spoiler: there is). Today we take a look at an article from Jeff Walters from Southern Seminary, who flushes out some of Bonhoeffer's preaching on Advent. To Dietrich, Advent means waiting. It also means judgment. At the end of the day, the baby in the manger is your Savior and your Messiah...but He is also your Judge. At Christmas, the apocalypse begins!



Follies include Black Friday and the spineless Justin Trudeau. 



Audio of Elf is curtesy of HBO Max, which we pay for.

Churches are canceling Christmas Day service? Why? We continue discussing Bonhoeffer's secret weapons for resisting evil, one of which is true accountability with your brother (sister). We also spend a little time near the end talking about Thanksgiving. Have a listen!



Follies this week include Covid (again) and canceling Christmas Day services.