Martin Luther King, Jr – More than a Dream
I’ve compiled a Youtube Playlist of a few favorites, followed by the entire “I Have a Dream” speech.
Continue reading →Update: Southern Sudanese Head to Polls
On Sunday, millions of southern Sudanese began voting in a referendum for independence as required in the 2005 peace agreement with the Muslim-majority national government in Khartoum. The high expectation could be seen in the faces of many and the … Continue reading →
Critical Vote for Independence in Southern Sudan
On Sunday, the fate of 8.2 million southern Sudanese will be put to vote: whether or not to pursue independence.
Continue reading →In a Heartbeat
Once Michael came into our lives our eyes were opened… Our family has come to understand how many children have desperate wants – and how little it takes to help fill them.
Continue reading →The Prohibition, Part 3
As Christians in an election season, we want to vote our faith – but how can Christians effectively influence our world for good? After all, Christians have botched it up. Take the Great Prohibition, for example. There is great fear … Continue reading →
Creation Calls. Are You Listening
The heavens declare the glory of God. the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. … Continue reading →
What Went Wrong with the Prohibition? (Prohibition Part 2)
There’s an ugly vice that all of us deal with to one extent or another – it is the desire to control our environment.
Continue reading →The Fruit of the Spirit is…Self-Control (Prohibition, Part 1)
The fruit of the Spirit is “temperance.” That’s the word that’s used in the King James Version of the Bible (Galatians 5:22-23). When you hear about temperance, do you think of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)? The WCTU was … Continue reading →
Would You Have Forgiven Him?
“Was my silence at the bedside of the dying Nazi right or wrong? This is a profound moral question that challenges the conscience. . . . What would you have done?”
Continue reading →Vernon Grounds
I think the shorter-than-me Grounds exuding wisdom must have inspired Lucas’ Yoda in Star Wars.
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