Nick passed away on March 10, 2025, after battling pneumonia and flu complications. He was looking forward to attending the 80th anniversary of his liberation from Dachau next month.
Read morePreaching in Hitler's Shadow—Kirkpatrick Reacts, pt. 1
And so, we should be interested in the messages given to believers trapped under Nazi oppression. We should learn from their failures and successes in living their faith, for today's society is free-falling into a new totalitarianism.
Read moreOrdinary Men: Reserve Police Batallion 101
Normal individuals enter an 'agentic state' in which they are the instrument of another's will. In such a state, they no longer feel personally responsible for the content of their actions but only for how well they perform.
Read moreBonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
The Nazis worked relentlessly to take over the church, with most Germans happy with their new leader. Rules were eventually made requiring all pastors to take an oath of obedience to the Fuhrer. Most pastors took the oath.
Read moreResisting Tyranny Depends on the Courage to Not Conform
Many in the German Army didn’t understand their crimes until decades after the war ended. Don’t wait to reflect until a future historian writes a book about how you supported tyranny by placing conformity above human rights.
Read moreBiblical Authority: What is Caesar’s & What is God’s?
The Nazi general declared: “You are under Nazi authority now!” This Christian turned to the man and simply replied, “But you will leave the stars in the sky. And they will continue to proclaim that there is a God who created the world and all that is in it!”
Read moreThe Darwinian and Occult Roots of the ‘Far Right’
“White supremacy” is a doctrine of the occult, built upon the ancient anti-Creationist worldview we call Evolution.
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