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Walking with Jesus on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Acoustic blues singer-songwriter Eric Bibb performs the traditional African American spiritual “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me.” A pained prayer for divine support, the song was popular during the civil rights era: Lord, stand with us in our struggle; … Continue reading
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Be a thermostat, not a thermometer
As a fitting follow-up to yesterday’s post, here is a challenge to the church given by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail. (If you have never read this letter in its … Continue reading