This April marks the 50th anniversary of one of best treatises written during the Civil Rights movement: Martin Luther King, Jr’s letter from the Birmingham jail. Although Dr. King wrote it on slips of newspaper while leaning against the wall and had it copy-edited a few weeks later, this shining jewel of an epistle stillContinue reading “Letter from Birmingham Jail still challenges Church even after 50 years”
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Take a stand and unite around local causes
Last week, many communities in the South saw droves of people turn out for Chick-Fil-A Appreciation day. Although I stayed home to eat a politically irrelevant tuna sandwich, I experienced the back-and-forth of opinions that day on Facebook. Some people mentioned in their status updates that they were taking a stand for one reason orContinue reading “Take a stand and unite around local causes”
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