Tamar
26th April
Tamar was a virgin princess in the Old Testament. She was raped by her half-brother.
Hagar
23rd of April
Hagar was an Egyptian slave girl who gave birth to one of the patriarchs of Israel, her story is found in the book of Genesis.
Kenneth Weishuhn
May 27th 1997 – April 14th 2012
Kenneth Weishuhn was an American teenager who was driven to suicide by a homophobic bullying campaign at school.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
4th February 1904 – 9th April 1945
“When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die”
– The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German protestant pastor and theologian who during his short life wrote several books and articles on the Christian faith, founded the Confessing Church and actively opposed the Nazi regime, for which he was later executed. Continue reading “April 9th – Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
Miriam
April 6th
Miriam was a prophet of ancient Israel who, along with her brother Moses, helped lead the Israelites to freedom in the book of Exodus.
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