Wayfinding with Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Our Final Wayfinding Thoughts

How then is Bonhoeffer a wayfinder for us today? In this concluding episode of season one, Joe and Jonathan look back over the previous six conversations and discuss several insights for us as we navigate a life of faithfulness to Christ in our own time. Questions, comments, feedback? Interested in exploring further resources related to this episode? Email us at joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com [joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com] Special thanks to our producer, Bryce Bennyhoff, and the WBGL studio in Champaign, IL. We are indebted to our German-American friend and season one voice actor, Emanuel Martin.

World Come of Age

How do we bear witness to Christ in a "world come of age"? Written from prison during his final months on earth, Bonhoeffer exchanged a multitude of letters with close friends and family. He also penned many creative works and musings about the future of the church in the midst of a changing Western landscape. In this episode, Joe and Jonathan explore some of Bonhoeffer’s unfinished thoughts from prison. Questions, comments, feedback? Interested in exploring further resources related to this episode? Email us at joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com [joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com] Special thanks to our producer, Bryce Bennyhoff, and the WBGL studio in Champaign, IL. We are indebted to our German-American friend and season one voice actor, Emanuel Martin.

Bonhoeffer and South Africa

What does Berlin have to do with Soweto? What could the German Bonhoeffer have to say, years after his death, to Christians struggling against apartheid? Listen in with Joe and Jonathan as they consider the legacy of Bonhoeffer as a wayfinder for the church in South Africa. Questions, comments, feedback? Interested in exploring further resources related to this episode? Email us at joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com [joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com] Special thanks to our producer, Bryce Bennyhoff, and the WBGL studio in Champaign, IL. We are indebted to our German-American friend and season one voice actor, Emanuel Martin.

The Conspiracy

The brutality of Adolf Hitler's Nazi ideology was unrelenting. As pastor, theologian, and vocal Nazi dissenter, Dietrich Bonhoeffer devoted many years to every possible means of peaceful resistance, but upon his return to Germany after a brief second sojourn in America, Bonhoeffer's energy shifted to the insider Conspiracy to remove Hitler. In this episode, Joe and Jonathan look behind the scenes of the conspiracy: what was it, who was involved, why did Bonhoeffer join, what was his role, how did this decision interact with his ethics, and how did things turn out? Questions, comments, feedback? Interested in exploring further resources related to this episode? Email us at joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com [joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com] Special thanks to our producer, Bryce Bennyhoff, and the WBGL studio in Champaign, IL. We are indebted to our German-American friend and season one voice actor, Emanuel Martin.

Come Before Winter

Have you ever made a decision you agonized over, or perhaps later regretted? In this conversation of Wayfinding, Joe and Jonathan discuss the implications of three words from the apostle Paul for one of Bonhoeffer's most consequential decisions: his early exodus from America and his return to a Germany in the throes of warfare. An original play by the same title, "Come Before Winter," written by Joe and Doug Peterson, debuted in September 2022. Questions, comments, feedback? Interested in exploring further resources related to this episode? Email us at joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com [joe.thomas@lifetogetherhouse.com] Special thanks to our producer, Bryce Bennyhoff, and the WBGL studio in Champaign, IL. We are indebted to our German-American friend and season one voice actor, Emanuel Martin.