grace at a low cost, is in the last resort simply a new law, which brings neither help nor freedom.

Love, in the sense of spontaneous, unreflective action, spells the death of the old man.

Must the Christian go around looking for a cross to bear, seeking to suffer? No, insisted Bonhoeffer. Opportunities for bearing crosses will occur along life's way and all that is required is the willingness to act when the time comes. The needs of the neighbor, especially those of the weak and downtrodden, the victimized and the persecuted, the ill and the lonely, will become abundantly evident.

We should find God in what we do know, not in what we don't; not in outstanding problems, but in those we have already solved.

Once again, Jesus calls those who follow him to share his passion.

Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed upon this nascent life.

Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.