The Measure of a ManRavenio Books, 2020 - 16 pages At the first National Conference on Christian Education of the United Church of Christ, held at Purdue University in the summer of 1958, Martin Luther King presented two notable devotional addresses. Moved by the clear and persuasive quality of his words, many of the 3000 delegates to the conference urged that the meditations be made available in book form. They wanted the book for their own libraries and they were eager to share Dr. King’s vital messages with fellow Christians of other denominations. In the resolute struggle of American Negroes to achieve complete acceptance as citizens and neighbors the author is recognized as a leader of extraordinary resourcefulness, valor, and skill. His concern for justice and brotherhood and the non-violent methods that he advocates and uses, are based on a serious commitment to the Christian faith. As his meditations in this book suggest, Dr. King regards meditation and action as indivisible functions of the religious life. When we think seriously in the presence of the Most High, when in sincerity we “go up to the mountain of the Lord,” the sure event is that “he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths” (Isaiah 2:3). |
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... man that we must be concerned with man's physical wellbeing. It may be true that man cannot live by bread alone, but the mere fact that Jesus added the “alone” means that man cannot live without bread. Religion must never overlook this ...
Martin Luther King, Jr. This is interesting. Think about it. Man's bodily stuff is worth only 98 cents. But can we explain the whole of man in terms of 98 cents? Can we explain the artistic genius of a Michelangelo in terms of 98 cents ...
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