[While King Duncan is enjoying a well deserved retirement we are going back to his earliest sermons and renewing them. The newly modernized sermon is shown first and below, for reference sake, is the old sermon. We will continue this updating throughout the year bringing fresh takes on King's best sermons.]

As I look back on the 20th century there are milestone events: WWII in the 40s, man landing on the moon in the late 60s, and the advent of the computer in the 80s. There are world dominating brands: Coke, Ford, and Microsoft. And, what about the people? I don’t mean our individual memories but as a culture. Who stands out? I think there are only 3 people who transcend their time on this earth and have become icons beyond the 20th century. Monroe, Elvis and Ali. Muhammed Ali was the unpre…