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HOPE REMAINS. Amos 9:13-15.

My elementary school selected well-behaved sixth graders to serve as “patrols.” Their main duty was to stand on the curbs and use flags to control traffic before and after school. But patrols also had hall monitoring duties for those who showed up early. Early arrivals were supposed to sit behind the line and behave calmly.Continue reading “HOPE REMAINS. Amos 9:13-15.”

Martin Luther King.

MLK is a hero of mine. His life was not without scandal, but God used him in spite of himself. He had a love of Old Testament scripture and early American hymns, anthems, gospel music and poetry, elements that he combined into some of the most powerful, poetic words ever uttered: “I have a dreamContinue reading “Martin Luther King.”

Oratory.

There is nothing like a great speech.  President Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg after a battle that claimed 50,000 lives (MLB stadiums seat 40,000) and in 275 words he assured the nation it would survive the war.  Martin Luther King took the pulpit at the most inspiring location in America, convincing 200,000 that his dream wasContinue reading “Oratory.”