January 19

Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother. — Mark 3:35.

January 19 is the birthday of both Martin Luther King and Robert E. Lee. Before the nineteenth became a national holiday called MLK Day, in many southern states the nineteenth was a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee. In some states, for the longest time, both birthdays were celebrated. Those days are gone, and there are many who are offended by the lumping of the two together or even honoring Robert E. Lee. I also remember a time when the honoring of MLK was opposed by many. Times and perceptions change.

I give you this little bit of history to remind myself of Mark’s gospel.

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Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.