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Astounded by the response he received in the United States, Gass offered his devotional readings to Gareth Littler, the former Chief Executive Officer of UCB, to encourage their listeners. In April 1994, The Word For Today was launched with an initial print run of 3,500 copies and circulated to UCB's supporters within the UK. The reach was ...
The term is often used as a euphemism for "retirement speech," though it is broader in that it may include geographical or even biological conclusion. In the Classics, a term for a dignified and poetic farewell speech is apobaterion (ἀποβατήριον), standing opposed to the epibaterion, the corresponding speech made upon arrival. [1]
A Human Rights Day speech to call for a boycott against South Africa, Rhodesia and Portugal by the United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, Germany and Japan. Event was a fundraiser for imprisoned black South Africans. King said "The international potential of nonviolence have never been employed." [86] [87] December 15
In 1964, King was 35 years old and the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.At the time of his honor, it had been a year since his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, and the country just ...
Daily Watchwords is the daily devotional and prayer book used by the Moravian Church. [5] Daily devotionals such as My Utmost for His Highest, while common among Christians, can be found in many other traditions as well. Classic examples of devotionals include Leo Tolstoy's The Reading Circle. [6] [7] [8]
[8] [9] [10] Bill Clinton regularly recorded a weekly radio address, often going over ten minutes with some speeches early in his term. George W. Bush was the first president to deliver the weekly radio address in English and Spanish, which he continued to throughout his presidency. [11]
1939: The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth, by baseball player Lou Gehrig upon his retirement from the New York Yankees. 1939: King George VI of the United Kingdom delivers a radio address at the outbreak of World War II calling for his subjects in Britain and the Empire to stand firm in the dark days ahead.
Page from the 11th century "Bamberg Apocalypse", Gospel lectionary.Large decorated initial "C". Text from Matthew 1:18–21 [1] (Bamberg State Library, Msc.Bibl.140).. A lectionary (Latin: lectionarium) is a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion.