44: Laura Fabrycky on Civic Housekeeping + Bonhoeffer

Laura Fabrycky and I talk about how people belong to people and places, about our choices for the good of community, acedia, and what Bonhoeffer has to teach us today.

Laura M. Fabrycky is a American writer and poet, currently residing in Brussels, Belgium. She is the author, most recently, of Keys to Bonhoeffer's Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Fortress Press, 2020), a historically grounded memoir of her experience as a volunteer guide at the Bonhoeffer-Haus during her family's diplomatic assignment to Berlin, Germany. She focuses on questions of political theology and the moral imagination in cultivating the common good. 

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Laura’s book, Keys to Bonhoeffer Haus: https://amzn.to/2UAFwRP, or at ChristianBook.com: shorturl.at/xFVX8

Laura’s website

Acedia & Me by Kathleen Norris

ANCHORING POINTS IN A PANDEMIC, a free resource from Ashley Hales

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We see him as more than a hero, we see him as a human being.

What I have to do is figure out dinner. There are aspects of Bonhoeffer but they have to be expressed in my own life. It might look very small.

What are the stories I’ve inherited as an American? Listen in to @lmfabrycky on #findingholypodcast

How do ordinary rhythms of life matter to my neighbor? @lmfabrycky on @aahales’ #findngholypodcast

The safety of my children is intricately entertwined with others’ safety. @lmfabrycky #findingholypodcast

ONE SMALL STEP

Laura offers us so many thoughtful starting places that are particularly helpful right now during a pandemic. Each day, take this question with you: What’s the small choice to choose to engage instead of choosing to withdraw?

Pray through your key chain as your places of responsibility. Pray about the stories that are represented there.

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