[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech in support of the striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968 — the day before he was assassinated.]
Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy in his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself...
An old friend of mine is a lifelong Episcopalian, active in his church, faithful to God, eager to share his gifts for the common good. My friend is a university professor, has written several books and has had the ear of a few Presidents. My friend has, what we sometimes refer to as “influence”. My friend’s academic research focuses on evaluating government programs designed to assist the poorest of the poor...
Distraction and Humor In Stress Reduction
By Harry Mills, Ph.D., Natalie Reiss, Ph.D. and Mark Dombeck, Ph.D. for https://www.mentalhelp.net/...
What do you need to be happy in your work/volunteer assignment? I know many persons who need to be affirmed, need to be acknowledged, need to know someone appreciates the time, talent and tenacity of their effort. But not everyone lives for those strokes of praise. Others need to know their work is being utilized for a larger cause...What do you need to be happy in your work/volunteer assignment? I know many persons who need to be affirmed, need to be acknowledged, need to know someone appreciates the time, talent and tenacity of their effort. But not everyone lives for those strokes of praise. Others need to know their work is being utilized for a larger cause...
I want to share a story with you, you may have heard it before. A family is riding home from church on Sunday. Their four-year-old son in the back seat of the car was baptized that morning. Suddenly, midway home, he bursts into tears. When his parents ask what on earth is wrong, he sniffles out the answer…
I’ve mentioned this comparison before but I want to repeat it, given the Epiphany Sunday we celebrate today. A wise friend of mine once compared how people from the eastern part of our world think/imagine and how people on the western part of our globe think/imagine. Most of us here today are creatures of western thought...
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There is plenty of room for you in my Father's home. If that weren't so, would I have told you that I'm on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I'm on my way to get your room ready, I'll come back and get you so you can live where I live...