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THE POWER OF GRACE
Yesterday, I saw an absolutely amazing thing. I was watching a documentary about the descendants of the men in Hitler’s inner circle and their struggles to cope with their horrifying legacies.
One, the grand-niece of Herman Goering, was a pleasant…
THE POWER OF GRACE
Yesterday, I saw an absolutely amazing thing. I was watching a documentary about the descendants of the men in Hitler’s inner circle and their struggles to cope with their horrifying legacies.
One, the grand-niece of Herman Goering, was a pleasant…
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…German woman now living in the USA. She had decided to have herself sterilized “so there would be no more Goerings.”
Another, a thoughtful, honest granddaughter of Heinrich Himmler, was a troubled soul who used a different name and hoped people would think her Dutch….
…German woman now living in the USA. She had decided to have herself sterilized “so there would be no more Goerings.”
Another, a thoughtful, honest granddaughter of Heinrich Himmler, was a troubled soul who used a different name and hoped people would think her Dutch….
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A man who was the son of Hans Frank, Hitler’s appointed Governor of Poland who oversaw the extermination of millions. He dealt with his ignoble inheritance by speaking to German high school students.
And, finally, the grandson of Rudolph Hoess, the Kommandant of Auschwitz….
A man who was the son of Hans Frank, Hitler’s appointed Governor of Poland who oversaw the extermination of millions. He dealt with his ignoble inheritance by speaking to German high school students.
And, finally, the grandson of Rudolph Hoess, the Kommandant of Auschwitz….
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Like the son of Hans Frank, he spoke to groups about the Holocaust and the dangers of totalitarian regimes.
Invited to visit Auschwitz, the site where his grandfather had seen to the efficient murder of more than a million people, he reluctantly agreed but tried to find…
Like the son of Hans Frank, he spoke to groups about the Holocaust and the dangers of totalitarian regimes.
Invited to visit Auschwitz, the site where his grandfather had seen to the efficient murder of more than a million people, he reluctantly agreed but tried to find…
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…an excuse not to go. He feared he would be mistreated there because of his family name. Upon seeing the ovens, the piles of prosthetic limbs, teeth, hair, and other remains of the victims, he wept.
His visit coincided with the visit of a group of Israeli high school…
…an excuse not to go. He feared he would be mistreated there because of his family name. Upon seeing the ovens, the piles of prosthetic limbs, teeth, hair, and other remains of the victims, he wept.
His visit coincided with the visit of a group of Israeli high school…
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…students. Their leader invited the young Hoess to address the students. Timidly, he made his way to the front of the room. Students began asking questions. It was a tense scene. The man, born much later, had never met his grandfather, but an accusation hung heavily in the…
…students. Their leader invited the young Hoess to address the students. Timidly, he made his way to the front of the room. Students began asking questions. It was a tense scene. The man, born much later, had never met his grandfather, but an accusation hung heavily in the…
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…room.
“Do you feel guilt for what your grandfather did?” a student asked.
He looked emotional, burdened. “Yes, I do.”
At that moment, an old Auschwitz survivor made his way slowly through the crowd until he stood in front of the grandson of Rudolph Hoess, the evil man…
…room.
“Do you feel guilt for what your grandfather did?” a student asked.
He looked emotional, burdened. “Yes, I do.”
At that moment, an old Auschwitz survivor made his way slowly through the crowd until he stood in front of the grandson of Rudolph Hoess, the evil man…
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…who had tormented him and millions of others like him.
Taking the younger man’s hands he said: “I was here. You were not here. You didn’t do it.” Tears began to flow as they embraced.
I was powerfully moved. Whatever his sins, the young Hoess bore no responsibility, no…
…who had tormented him and millions of others like him.
Taking the younger man’s hands he said: “I was here. You were not here. You didn’t do it.” Tears began to flow as they embraced.
I was powerfully moved. Whatever his sins, the young Hoess bore no responsibility, no…
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…guilt for the Holocaust. It was his unfortunate destiny to be the offspring of a man who bore much responsibility and guilt. The burden sat heavily on the younger Hoess, and this survivor of Auschwitz could see it. Moreover, he saw that it was within his power to extend…
…guilt for the Holocaust. It was his unfortunate destiny to be the offspring of a man who bore much responsibility and guilt. The burden sat heavily on the younger Hoess, and this survivor of Auschwitz could see it. Moreover, he saw that it was within his power to extend…
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…a measure of mercy to him. Grace. No doubt others had said it before. But coming from this soul in this hellish place it had greater meaning.
There’s a lesson here.
The “social justice” movement isn’t about justice. It’s about leveraging a fictional guilt for the…
…a measure of mercy to him. Grace. No doubt others had said it before. But coming from this soul in this hellish place it had greater meaning.
There’s a lesson here.
The “social justice” movement isn’t about justice. It’s about leveraging a fictional guilt for the…
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…transfer of wealth and power to fictional victims. “Social justice” has nothing whatsoever of grace in it. It is about retribution. Where grace restores the fallen to the fellowship of a community as equals, social justice enslaves in order to maintain inequality and…
…transfer of wealth and power to fictional victims. “Social justice” has nothing whatsoever of grace in it. It is about retribution. Where grace restores the fallen to the fellowship of a community as equals, social justice enslaves in order to maintain inequality and…
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…power.
Grace is at the heart of the God of the Bible, restoring a fallen race to fellowship with him.
Don’t fall for the counterfeit version being sold to you. It’s a lie. It will surely destroy your soul for whatever short term gain you think you get in exchange. It’s…
…power.
Grace is at the heart of the God of the Bible, restoring a fallen race to fellowship with him.
Don’t fall for the counterfeit version being sold to you. It’s a lie. It will surely destroy your soul for whatever short term gain you think you get in exchange. It’s…
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…a poor bargain.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
…a poor bargain.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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