A hero to worship…

We mostly do NOT believe the words of Jesus when He said, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”  Individually and collectively we tend to hide ourselves and others from the truth.  We would prefer, oftentimes, to believe the lie.  It seems, in our eyes, so much easier.  For instance, it’s easier to turn a blind eye toward the facts about many of our leadership heros.  We only want to see them in the brightest and most positive of lights.  The truth is often much different.

I’ve just finished another read about one of my heros, Martin Luther King.  This one is titled, Hellhound on his trail, and was authored by one of my favorites, Hampton Sides.  This guy tells a great story and does his homework.  Here’s one piece of information from the book that you might have missed in all your previous…