Sunday, April 20, 2008

I Have a Dream

I dream of people of all races living in the equality and freedoms envisioned by our Founding Fathers. But, from where did these most radical thinking men come up with such "enlightened" ideas? Indeed, notions of liberty and freedoms were not at all a new idea. They came from another radical that lived over 2000 years ago. His ideas were so radical that it cost him his life. Many of our Founding Fathers paid a similar price. Do such men walk the earth today?

Yes, they do....men such as Paul Palmer at the Atlanta Dream Center http://www.atldreamcenter.com/, and the many young people he mentors. They inspire me to live boldly for a radical dream, birthed by a radical man, and fostered by radical humble servants throughout the generations. Interestly enough, Paul established his church right in the heart of the 4th Ward in Atlanta.....a place festering in crime, drugs and poverty.... a place where most people in Atlanta painstakingly avoid.....a place which birthed another radical who gave his life in the name of radical humility. Martin Luther King.

I am blessed to be sponsored by Paul and the Atlanta Dream Center. In early May I will establish a way you can give to the Dream Center through sponsorship of this ride. All the proceeds will go directly to the Dream Center. I have a dream.........and you have a part to play.

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