Prayers for the New Year
I begin 2024 with prayers for the year ahead. For many people, the start of a new year is a focused time for reflection and [...]
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A New Year’s Charge
As this holy season in so many faith traditions comes to a close, this is always a time to take stock and embrace the lessons [...]
Read MoreA Christmas Eve Lesson
On December 24, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered the message at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on what would be his last [...]
Read MoreThe Sheep and the Goats
During what is known as a holy season of light in many faith traditions, and as Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of the most [...]
Read MoreRosalynn Carter: Honoring a Legacy
On November 28, the family of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter held a beautiful memorial service for her at the Glenn Memorial Church at Emory [...]
Read More“A Litany of Thanksgiving”
For many years I always cooked Thanksgiving dinner for our whole family and for friends away from their homes. Before our meal, children read various [...]
Read MoreFinishing Unfinished Work
“It should be clear by now that a nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what [...]
Read MoreA Place at the Table
I’ve shared before the description of an editorial cartoon my father kept pinned up in the vestibule of our church that made a deep impression [...]
Read MoreTowards a New Day
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and both his acceptance speech and the Nobel Lecture he gave the [...]
Read MoreEarly Steps Forward
Fifty years after Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) was founded, some of CDF’s marks of impact go all the way back to the beginning—including CDF’s first [...]
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