Monday, January 7, 2008

a little quote from a MLK jr book i'm reading


"we preachers have been tempted by the enticing cult of conformity. Seduced by the success symbols of the world, we have measured our achievements by the size of our parsonage. we have become showmen to please the whims and caprices of the people. We preach comforting sermons and avoid saying anything from our pulpits which might disturb the respectable views of the comfortable members of our congregations. Have we ministers of Jesus Christ sacrificed truth on the altar of self-interest and, like Pilate, yielded our convictions to the demands of the crowd?"

2 comments:

DeanAaron said...
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Carole Turner said...

Well it's about time you posted again.

I just read a book that had a lot of Dr King qoutes in it. I need to read one of his books.