Thou Eternal God, out of whose absolute power and infinite intelligence the whole universe has come into being, we humbly confess that we have not loved thee with our hearts, souls and minds, and we have not loved our neighbors as Christ loved us. We have all too often lived by our own selfish impulses …
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I Have a Dream” and More
Every year on this day set aside for celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I make time to listen to or read his famous "I Have a Dream Speech." I encourage you today to read the speech or watch (below) the roughly seventeen-minute speech that King gave over fifty years ago. …
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The Continuing Relevance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
On this day celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr., I want to remind us of one of the most significant writings by Martin Luther King, Jr., his letter from a Birmingham jail. Written after King's arrest, along with 50 others, on April 12, 1963, as part of the Birmingham Campaign to shine a spotlight on the …
Pastors Forum on Race in America – part 4
Updated: You can watch the recording of this forum here. A few weeks ago my friend Kurt Owens reached out to me about joining a panel discussion of pastors from The Milwaukee Declaration discussing race in America in light of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. After extremely positive responses to that first …
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Pastors Forum on Race in America – part 3
A few weeks ago my friend Kurt Owens reached out to me about joining a panel discussion of pastors from The Milwaukee Declaration discussing race in America in light of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. After extremely positive responses to that first conversation, we decided to continue with follow-up conversations (Watch "part …
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Matthew Erickson 