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On August 8, 1974, Gerald Ford found himself standing on the brink of becoming the most powerful man on earth. The next day he would place his hand on the Bible and take the oath of office as the 38th president of the United States. What would outwardly seem to be a day of great [...]
Dr. Howard Batson announced that Dr. David Garland has agreed to serve as the interim president of Baylor University. From my seat in the bleachers this is a huge step forward for my beloved alma mater. I have had only brief conversations with Dr. Garland, but I have found him to be a man of [...]
I attend the Texas Baptist Committed Convocation yesterday in Dallas. David Currie, the executive director, invited me to come when we were together at the Howard Payne Board meeting last week. Since Bruce Webb has announced that he is going to nominate me from president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), I felt [...]
This week Otto Arango filed a libel suit in Hildalgo county court against the Baptist General Convention of Texas, David Montoya, The Baptist Standard, Calvary Baptist Church of Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Baptist Association, David Tamez, Dexton Shores, The River Ministry, Roberto Rodriguez, Primera Iglesia Bautista, and Eloy Hernandez. Once again the Valley Gate Scandal [...]
On August 6, 2008 Win Oakes finished the race and laid hold of his eternal reward. After a long struggle against cancer, Win entrusted his life into the hands of our Lord. When I heard the news of his death my heart and mind were flooded with memories. Win blessed me in more ways than [...]
Once again the regents of Baylor University will be searching high and low for a new president of the largest Baptist university in the world. Dr. John Lilley’s tenure at Baylor was short and not so sweet. The task of a college president may be one of the most difficult in the world. He or [...]
If you have been checking in on my blog the last few days you probably wondered what happened to me. I doubt many of you feared that I had been raptured and you had been “left behind”. I went “away without leave” to Hawaii with my parent’s to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in Kona. [...]
