Posted on January 23, 2009 by BC
A long time civil rights leader and companion of Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Joseph Lowery, stirred up a little controversy in some circles due to the benediction he gave at President Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday. The benediction which lasted a little over 5 minutes asked for God’s guidance and forgiveness, expressed thanks for [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2009 by BC
On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and on the eve of the inauguration of a new American president, I believe words spoken eloquently and powerfully by MLK when he visited India 50 years ago could be given today as a message to Israel, Palestine and President-Elect Obama. My friend David pointed out the short [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2009 by BC
Sorry for not posting this week, but we were on a bit of a mini-vacation. We spent a couple of days down in Aqaba (Jordan’s sole coastal city) and a couple of days in Petra. Aqaba kind of felt like a small Florida beach town. Palm trees lined the boulevards, there were tourist hotels/restaurants and [...]
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