December 2020 Samson Society "No Bull Briefing" Newsletter

 

THE NO BULL BRIEFING  December 2020

Franklin, TN Merry Christmas! 'Tis the Season ... Matching Gift Update As of this NBB we have raised $22,993 (128 contributions) toward the $50,000 Matching Grant. A special thank you to all that have participated in this campaign; almost half of the contributions are recurring monthly moving forward! Now, with 10,000 men in Samson Society, let's see if we can reach our goal of matching the $50,000 by year-end! Click HERE to join the campaign and help us reach the Match. Available NOW: "On My Worst Day: The Narrative Changes When Redemption Enters In"                   by John Lynch John Lynch was the featured speaker at our 2020 Virtual Retreat and, no doubt, everyone who attended will be ordering this new offering from John. The tapes we play in our heads are often deceptive, but all that can change when we start playing the new tapes of redemption. Order now on AmazonSmile. You can watch John's retreat talks on our Patreon page HERE. Share Your Story An integral part of any Samson Society meeting is the sharing time. The first few times are usually heart-pounding, sweaty-palm moments, but in time we learn it is liberating. We're collecting stories of how Samson Society has helped men in their recovery, marriage, family, job, etc. If you'd be open to sharing your recovery story to encourage the broader Samson community (first name and last initial attribution only) CLICK HERE. "Porn Drives Demand" Part 3 by Roger C. Dietrich was born into a large family in Breslau Germany.  The year was 1906 and young Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the son of a psychiatrist father and a schoolteacher mother would have seven siblings.  Later in life, he, along with his brother and two brothers-in-law would be executed by the Nazis during World War 2.  But before that end, Dietrich completed a Doctor of Theology degree when he was only 21.  He rose to prominence as a paster-theologian during the 1930s, as the Nazi Party was also rising in power.  His strong faith, exposure to the social injustices in American black culture, and the church’s ineptitude to address them gave rise to his evolvement as a leading voice against Nazism.  One of the Nazi’s first actions after they assumed control was to seize sectors that shaped public opinions – the arts, cinema, and radio.  They removed anything they did not see as supportive of a new vision and favored arts that reinforced the narratives they wanted the German people to think and feel.  They made laws that oppressed what they deemed racially inferior people and created death camps to systematically eliminate them.  Dietrich Bonhoeffer openly opposed the Nazis, led an underground seminary, and joined a resistance effort to remove Hitler by planting a bomb at his hideout.  He argued that Christians should not retreat from the world, but act in it.  He was sent to Flossenburg concentration camp and hung two weeks before US troops liberated the camp.  He was 39.  (continue reading) Don't forget to visit our Patreon site to watch past retreat speakers and workshops. We will continue to build out the site with more and more resources. NOTE re: Donations By Check Beginning January 1, 2021, Samson House will no longer process contributions by physical check at our Franklin, TN location. ALL contribution processing will be done by our contribution processor, New Horizons. Not only is this an effective outsourcing of a critical administrative task, but it also streamlines our 501-C-3 accounting to the IRS. You can donate HERE from now on.