Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/21/preaching-more-words-rev-william-j-barber-ii-delivers-soaring-sermon-honor-martin Published on Monday, January 21, 2019 by Common Dreams “To preach is to see the people who are crying out and the systems that are crushing them. It is to say, ‘Somebody’s hurting my people and it’s … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): “Rev. Dr. King didn’t envision the Poor People’s Campaign as a charitable crusade. It wasn’t a campaign for the poor. It was a campaign of the poor to awaken a broad mass movement to … Continued
During the recent Ecumenical Advocacy Days gathering in Washington, DC, NCC’s Faith and Order Convening Table held a pre-gathering session exploring the theology behind Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon “Beyond Vietnam” at Riverside Church in New York. King’s words … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): Commemorate the 50th anniversary of Beyond Vietnam by using this Bible study, the third in a series developed to foster conversations about the biblical and theological significance of the New Poor People’s Campaign, which pairs an excerpt of … Continued
Good reminder for a time such as this… by Rev. Richard R. Fernandez On April 5, 1967, editorials in nearly 200 newspapers across the country screamed their displeasure at the speech that Dr. Martin Luther King gave in opposition to … Continued
From the Kairos Center (https://kairoscenter.org/): This Bible study is the first in a series developed to foster conversations about the biblical and theological significance of the New Poor People’s Campaign. Included in this Bible study are the story of the … Continued