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“Strange–people come to me sad and leave happy; whereas I . . .  I stay with my sadness, which  is like black fire . . Woe to the generation whose leader I am. . . I prefer a simple Jew who prays with joy to a sage who studies with sadness.”–The Holy Sage of LublinContinue reading “Jewish Views of the Holocaust: Theology nach Auschwitz”

A question often prohibited, but always asked Otto Dov Kulka’s writing considers how religious belief can exist in a world with no future. His answer comes in the form of a dream ‘Implicit in Otto Dov Kulka’s writing is the very disturbing question of whether he could have felt the safety he did in thisContinue reading “What was God’s role in Auschwitz?”

February 6THE LOVE OF GODWords and Music by Frederick M. Lehman, 1868–1953The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17)Never has God’s eternal love been described more vividly thanContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

February 5IMMORTAL LOVE–FOREVER FULLJohn Greenleaf Whittier, 1807–1892To know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19)Love is Silence—when your words would hurt.Love is Patience—when your neighbor’s curt.Love is Deafness—when a scandal flows.Love is Thoughtfulness—for others’ woes.Love is Promptness—when stern duty calls.Love is Courage—whenContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

February 4LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVES EXCELLINGCharles Wesley, 1707–1788This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. (1 John 4:9)We must never underestimate the power of love in our human relationships—whether marriages, family, business associations, or friendships. The divine loveContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”