Dream Big Dreams

U2 – MLK (Rattle and Hum)

U2 – Pride (In the Name of Love)
@ The Obama Inaugural Celebration

Filed under: Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, U2

Church & State

“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must
be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an
irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority. If the church does not participate actively in the struggle for peace and for economic and racial justice, it will forfeit the loyalty of millions and cause men everywhere to say that it has atrophied its will.

But if the church will free itself from the shackles of a deadening status quo, and, recovering its great historic mission, will speak and act fearlessly and insistently in terms of justice and peace, it will enkindle the imagination of mankind and fire the souls of men, imbuing them with a glowing and ardent love for truth, justice, and peace. Men far and near will know the church as a great fellowship of love that provides light and bread for lonely travelers at midnight.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr.,
A Knock at Midnight

Filed under: Church, Government, Jr., Justice, Love, Martin Luther King, Peace, Quotes, Truth

Pick My Book

I need your help picking out my next book. I just finished Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover, and I’ll be wrapping up the other two books I’m currently reading very soon. So assuming I get more than 2 votes, I’m going to take your advice on the next book I read.

Here’s the list I’m looking to choose from.

» Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. – Martin Luther King Jr.

» A Long Way Gone – Ishmael Beah

» Quiet Strength – Tony Dungy

» Purple Cow – Seth Godin

» The Innocent Man – John Grisham

» Left to Tell – Immaculé Ilibagiza

» Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis

Vote away, and feel free to suggest something else as well.

Filed under: Advice, Africa, Books, C.S. Lewis, John Grisham, Jr., Martin Luther King, Reading, Seth Godin, Tony Dungy

Happy MLK Day

Seriously though, MLK was one of the first biographies I read when I first started reading back in elementary school. Today he remains one of my favorite people to ever walk the earth. Truly a leader and visionary.

“I submit to you that if a man hasn’t discovered something he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” —Martin Luther King Jr., June 23, 1963

Filed under: Holidays, Jr., Leadership, Martin Luther King, MLK, Quotes, The Office, Visionaries