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Liberation, exodus, and prophetic justice rooted in the African American church tradition.
Key question: “How does this text speak to the experiences of suffering, hope, and liberation within the Black community?”
24,170 sermon illustrations through the Black Church Tradition lens
8/6 (1538): Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
10/31 (1822): Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
10/12 (1849): The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
11/9 (2023): U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
10/12 (1279): The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
11/1 (1570): The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
12/7 (1787): Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
6/6 (1933): The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
10/12 (1928): An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.
11/11 (1949): The People's Liberation Army Air Force is founded.
1/15 (1911): Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
3/15 (1978): Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
4/22 (2016): The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
12/24 (1952): First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
9/11 (1758): Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
"Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise." - Sigmund Freud
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain
"Stay away from people who makes you feel like you are wasting their time." - Paulo Coelho
"Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end." - John Lennon
"When things go wrong, don't go with them." - Elvis Presley
"Freedom lies in being bold." - Robert Frost
"Don't want anything. Then you get everything." - Seungsahn
"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?" - Lao Tzu