A New Tribute to Dr. and Mrs. King
As the nation prepares to celebrate the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the city of Boston has a very special gift: a [...]
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Prayers for the Year Ahead
Prayers for the Year Ahead 2023 is a special year for the Children’s Defense Fund—the fiftieth anniversary of CDF’s founding. Once again, I begin the [...]
Read More“The Work of Christmas”
As the holidays are winding to a close, for some people the end of this joyous and busy season can feel like a letdown. But [...]
Read MoreA Christmas Eve Lesson
Fifty-five years ago, on December 24, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the message at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on what would be [...]
Read More“The Mood of Christmas”
Many Americans are in the full swing of the holiday season right now, a hoped-for time of light, peace, and goodwill. Many people are blessed [...]
Read More“An Epidemic of Hate”
“An Epidemic of Hate” “There is an epidemic of hate facing our country. We’re seeing a rapid rise in antisemitic rhetoric and acts. Let me [...]
Read MoreChoices at a Table of Plenty
When I was a child, my father kept an editorial cartoon pinned up in the vestibule of our church that made a deep impression on [...]
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 MoreRemembering Rev. Calvin O. Butts
When I was about seven years old, my family and I were visiting New York City and attending a large worship service at historic Abyssinian [...]
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