FRESH BOOK FRIDAY/STRENGTH TO LOVE

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with his wife Coretta and daugther in Montgomery, Alabama. May 1956

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with his wife Coretta and two childre after he is freed from jail at the airport in Chamblee, Georgia. October 27, 1960.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with his son Dexter at home in Atlanta, Georgia. November 8, 1960.

What I'm Reading

Words are powerful. They can transport you to a different time and place. They can offer insight into who a person was or is. Most importantly, they can build or destroy. And who has spoken more powerful words than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

Dr. King's Strength to Love will change your life. Published in 1963, it's a collection of sermons that focuses on racial segregation and religious values. Strength to Love will make you a better Christian and a better person. It will teach you the power of love and courage. If you haven't read this book before, now is the perfect time to pick it up and learn from the words of this extraordinary man.

In her foreword, his wife, Coretta Scott King wrote:

If there is one book Martin Luther King Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives, it is Strength to Love. I believe it is because this book best explains the central element of Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence; his belief in the divine, loving presence that binds all life.

Strength to Love Paperback – Special Edition, January 10, 2010

by Martin Luther King Jr (Author)

A collection of sermons by this martyred Black American leader which explains his convictions in terms of the conditions and problems of contemporary society.