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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?”
25,923 sermon illustrations through the Black Church Tradition lens
10/12 (1945): World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
11/11 (1918): World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.
2/14 (2000): The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
11/1 (1893): The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
"Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other." - Brian Tracy
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." - Lao Tzu
"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." - Amelia Earhart
"The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed." - George Bernard Shaw
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud
11/11 (1620): The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
11/9 (1905): The Province of Alberta, Canada, holds its first general election.
5/8 (1821): Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.
12/7 (1842): First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.
2/14 (1947): The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary.
6/19 (1961): Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
3/17 (1969): Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.