Wilberforce and the motivation for stout-hearted endurance

“Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you, who can be against you?” - John Wesley, writing to Wilberforce.

There's more than one form of slavery, my friends.  Whatever form slavery takes, freedom is a person.  Harriet Tubman knew him, Wilberforce knew him.  Do you?

"You can choose the look the other way but you can never say that you did not know." - William Wilberforce

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a time to kill

From Alliance Defending Freedom -

Today marks Dietrich Bonhoeffer's birthday, a German theologian known for his stand against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. As we honor the memory of Bonhoeffer, it’s crucial to remember that we also have the privilege and responsibility to engage in the public square. Read more.

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless.  Not to speak is to speak.  Not to act is to act.” – Bonhoeffer

How does one resist tyranny?  Would you in good conscience as a believer put the gun to Hitler's head and pull the trigger?  After much wraggling, Bonhoeffer decided to go in with an assassination plot and paid for that conviction with his life.