As Adolf Hitler propelled himself into the dictatorship of Germany, then thrust that nation into not only a frenzied attempt at world domination, but also a plot to systematically destroy the Jewish race, a small group of brave opponents worked quietly to stop this evil. Among them were politicians, military leaders, college professors and even pastors. One such leader was a Christian theologian named Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who gave his life to help bring an end to the diabolic

There was a time in Christianity when there was a clear divide between the professional clergy and the laity -- the priests and the people. The prevailing paradigm was that the people gave their money in the offering on Sunday, and then the talented and God-ordained ministers did the work of preaching the Gospel. Of course, this idea was utterly unbiblical. The New Testament makes it clear that we are all ministers before God: But you are a chosen generation, a royal priestho