Bonhoeffer, pastor, theologian, and author of The Cost of Discipleship, wrote, “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”1 Jesus put it this way, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”2 In today’s language, it’d be like saying, “Take up your electric chair and follow me.” Jesus was saying, “Consider the cost. Consider what it means to call yourself My disciple. Daily.” He knew only legit disciples could withstand the pressure that