February 2012
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72 Days for Freedom →
There are more slaves today than any other time in human history. Become an abolitionist and help the 27 million slaves around the world. Today, I purchased the song Twenty Seven Million on iTunes. I hope you will too.
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“Does not every American Christian owe to the African race some effort at...”
– From the concluding remarks of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Interesting timing on this reading considering the next podcast topic for The Partially Examined Life: Race & Power. I checked out The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois from my local library and will try to get through it along with the...
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“Tom looked up to his master, and answered, “Mas’r, if you was sick,...”
– From Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Tom speaking to his owner, Mr. Simon Legree, just before Legree killed him. This was the first time I’ve ever read the powerful and moving book.
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“He also credits much of his positivity to reading the Bible nearly every night...”
– Steve Zakuani on the road to recovery in an excellent article by SI soccer writer Grant Wahl. I was watching the game when Zakuani was injured and just about lost my lunch. It’s good hear that he’s on the road to recovery.
Eric Metaxas speaks at the Annual National Prayer... →
Metaxas starts at the 35:00 minute mark.
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Eric Metaxas →
The speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast is Eric Metaxas, author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery. Watch on C-SPAN2.
