Being Ambitious For God

Martin Luther King Junior is famous for uttering very gripping statements, especially when those statements are read in light of the socio-cultural winds that were blowing in the society in which he lived. One such statement is, “If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” King’s point is no exaggeration. All those who have made memorable footprints on the beaches of history were seized by some cause—noble or ignoble—for which they were willing to lose their lives. Once a person becomes death-defying in their commitment to a cause, there is no...