    This story can be found on the internet, and it is told in a variety of ways. It may or may not be true, but it contains a good lesson.     Professor Smith teaches religion at a small Christian college. He is known for his elaborate and creative object lessons. One day, the students […]
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Desmond Tutu on Forgiveness:    To forgive is not just to be altruistic. It is the best form of self-interest. It is also a process that does not exclude hatred and anger. These emotions are all part of being human. You should never hate yourself for hating others who do terrible things: the depth
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Pictured above: Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) and Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) ———————————–    The nation of South Africa is 90% black and 10% white. Until 1993, the white minority ruled, establishing a strict, racist society. Blacks were second class citizens, denied basic human rights, and kept in poverty. Any dissent was brutally crushed. Kidnapping, torture, and
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Photo above: George Steinbrenner and Yogi Berra, January 5, 1999 —————————–    On March 3, 1991 Rodney King (at right) was severely beaten by four Los Angeles Police Department officers after a high-speed chase. Rodney King was black. Three of the four officers were white, the fourth was white and Latino. The whole event
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   Jelly Roll is not really a pastor, but he certainly gave a powerful sermon at the Grammy Awards last Sunday evening (February 1, 2026). He had just won three of the top music awards, and he gave Jesus Christ the credit for turning his life around. In case you missed it (I always
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Above image: A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), from the 1961 movie ————————-    The 1959 Broadway play “A Raisin in the Sun” tells the story of a black family in Harlem. They never had much money and saw little chance of escaping their poverty. Then the father died and the
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Part three of a sermon by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.:     (…continued) Abraham Lincoln tried such love, and left for all history, a magnificent drama of reconciliation.  When he was campaigning for the presidency, one of his arch-enemies was a man named Edwin Stanton.  Stanton hated Lincoln.  He used every ounce of his energy
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Part two of a sermon by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.:     (…continued) The meaning of love is not to be confused with empty emotional outpouring.  Love is something much deeper than cheap sentimentality.  Perhaps the Greek language can clear our confusion at this point.  In the Greek New Testament are three words for love.
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Our nation has been deeply divided these past decades, and each year this division grows deeper and more hateful. Many people see those on the other side of our great political divide as their enemies. On this weekend that we honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) we would do well to pay attention
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From I Am ‘N’ published by ‘Voice of the Martyrs’ organization, pages 233-235 copyright 2016. Â Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand were the founders of ‘Voice of the Martyrs.’ ( http://www.persecution.org ) ——– Â Â Â Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand (pictured above) were married in 1936. Â Both were Germans of Jewish descent. Â Richard, intellectually gifted and fluent in
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