{"id":1061,"date":"2013-11-14T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T18:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/truthsyoucanuse\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2013-11-14T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T18:29:52","slug":"does-your-faith-warm-only-you-or-does-it-light-up-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/truthsyoucanuse\/2013\/11\/does-your-faith-warm-only-you-or-does-it-light-up-the-world.html","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Faith Warm Only You? Or Does It Light Up the World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I came across a wonderful teaching from a 18th\u00a0century rabbi known as the \u201cKotzker Rebbe.\u201d He taught,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people wear their faith like an overcoat. It keeps them warm but does little for others. Others light a fire when they live their faith. 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