100th Anniversary of the Sinking of RMS Titanic
April 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. This evening, I was captivated by several articles about the family members that did and did not survive from the tragedy. I read…
Magazine Tells Boys How to Turn Girls Out
Dear missnexus.com readers, During a recent interview with the hip-hop magazine XXL, rapper Too $hort encouraged teenage boys to “turn girls out” by pushing “her up against the wall.”[1]The 45-year-old rapper continued, graphically urging his audience to put their hands…
World AIDS Day 2009
Respect and Protect.
Veterans Day 2008
Happy Veterans Day everyone. On this day, I honor the men in my life and all other men and women that have served our country in the United States Armed Forces.
Sending Prayers to the Gulf
I came across this last night. A 5 day projection for Hurricane Gustav. I am sending thoughts and prayers to everyone that has or may be impacted by the hurricane. I watched the news yesterday and I was really surprised…
Are You Ready to Help Rebuild the Gulf Coast?
Dear Missnexus.com readers, Three years after Hurricane Katrina, there’s finally a bill in Congress that will give Katrina survivors a fair chance to rebuild their lives. But it won’t become law if enough representatives don’t stand up to support it….
Lost in Space
A friend of mine forwarded this on to me in an email. I already know who I am voting for, but here are a few reasons why you should not vote for John McCain. Interesting stuff. Watch this video: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c
Loving Your Enemies
This is an excerpt from a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called Loving Your Enemies, presented on November 17, 1957.
…So I want to turn your attention to this subject: “Loving Your Enemies.” It’s so basic to me because it is a part of my basic philosophical and theological orientation—the whole idea of love, the whole philosophy of love. In the fifth chapter of the gospel as recorded by Saint Matthew, we read these very arresting words flowing from the lips of our Lord and Master: “Ye have heard that it has been said, ‘Thou shall love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.’ But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.”
…Now first let us deal with this question, which is the practical question: How do you go about loving your enemies? I think the first thing is this: In order to love your enemies, you must begin by analyzing self. And I’m sure that seems strange to you, that I start out telling you this morning that you love your enemies by beginning with a look at self. It seems to me that that is the first and foremost way to come to an
adequate discovery to the how of this situation.
