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Book Review — Birmingham Revolution
The year 2013 brings us to significant moments in our nation’s history. Yesterday was the 150th anniversary of Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address. This week is a somber revisit to the assassination of JFK 50 years ago. Birmingham Revolution by Edward Gilbreath reminds us of another significant movement 50 years ago. Martin Luther King, Jr., sat in a Birmingham jail and…
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Let us remember this day
50 years ago today was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s amazing “I Have a Dream” speech. This article documents how the famous phrase wasn’t even in the original draft. This is a day ALL Americans should commemorate. I want Dr. King’s vision in my own life. I also want his spirit. The article gives this account: When King arrived at the…
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Black History Month
Two great preachers I deeply admire for their work in the 20th Century:
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MLK.2
This is an excerpt from a sermon of Dr. King’s. You can find the full transcript HERE. But I have a message that I would like to leave with Alabama this evening. (Tell it) That is exactly what we don’t want, and we will not allow it to happen, (Yes, sir) for we know that it was normalcy in Marion…
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MLK
So I have not said to my people: “Get rid of your discontent.” Rather, I have tried to say that this normal and healthy discontent can be channeled into the creative outlet of nonviolent direct action. And now this approach is being termed extremist. But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to…
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Thoughts on Character
One of my greatest challenges, personally, is doing what I know to do at the best of my ability… when it’s not noticed. As a pastor, I must do ministry well, though I receive no award because I don’t have huge numbers, big buildings, or large budgets. Just pastor people well. As a teacher, I must teach well. I have…
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