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“If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No one can be forced, no one can be expected to follow him. ... "If any want to follow me, they must deny themselves ... and take up their cross.”

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

German pastor, theologian, philosopher, and member of the resistance against the Nazis. Born on February 4, 1906, in Germany, he was executed on April 9, 1945 in a concentration camp. more

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