How Stories Shape Us

October 03, 2020 by Moses Falco in Action, Belief, Calling, Christian Living, Church, Culture, Faith, Heritage, History, Peace

Stories have the power to shape our worldview - how we believe the world functions and what our place in it is. But the big question remains - how do we judge the stories we tell? How do we know what stories are true?

If Only My Opa Met Bonhoeffer

September 25, 2020 by Moses Falco in Action, Belief, Church, Faith, History

My Opa and Dietrich Bonhoeffer were both German. My Opa was a soldier in Hitler’s army. Bonhoeffer did all he could to oppose the Nazi state. How is this possible? One reason is that Bonhoeffer believed a very different narrative about Germany, Hitler, and those who were different from him.

Lessons from a Nazi

September 18, 2020 by Moses Falco in Action, Christian Living, Culture, Family, Morality, Reconciliation, Belief, History

The fact that my Opa was a Nazi is something that I’ve tried to hide for a long time. However, his story has taught me something powerful about racism - that is that stories matter! If we want to know why some people do horrible things to others because of their race, we need to pay attention to the stories they are telling.