During the month of September The Opened Box will be developing content based on the topic of faith. We thought one of the best ways to start off the month of faith was to give you 5 quotes from one of the greatest faith leaders in modern history, Martin Luther King, Jr. Below are 5 Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr on Faith. Faith is taking the first step even when youREAD MORE
Learn about the style and sermon preparation of Martin Luther King Jr. This paper/article was written by Terrell for his Life and Writings of MLK class at Wesley Theological Seminary in the summer of 2010. Introduction While accepting my call to ministry I’ve struggled with the idea of preaching. For someone whose voice is monotone and overall demeanor is laid back, I often question whether or not I would able to deliverREAD MORE
Martin Luther King Jr presented the below speech to students of Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967. Six months later he was gunned down. I want to ask you a question, and that is: What is your life’s blueprint? Whenever a building is constructed, you usually have an architect who draws a blueprint, and that blueprint serves as the pattern, as the guide, and a building is notREAD MORE
James Baldwin says there were 3 factors that impacted Martin Luther King Jr’s development: He was raised in a Black middle class family Religious ethos, Family Ethos Family Experiences – Kings fundamental character was shaped in the southern African America background – southern, black and rural and urban Father and Mother- Father being a preacher Long line of Baptist preachers – father, grandfather and great grandfather The preachers in his family were outspoken advocatesREAD MORE
While attending a Town Hall Meeting on April 4th 2012 given by The Howard Players, Howard U’s Afro-American Studies Dept, The Congressional Black Caucus and The Journal of Negro Education it dawned on me that something is missing from all the rallies that we have been seeing. Everyone is in an uproar while marching and calling for the arrest of George Zimmerman, but what if nothing happens on April 10th? Or ifREAD MORE