Canyon: This week I was shocked to hear the news that Dr. David Edwards, pastor of First Baptist Church of Corsicana was killed in a tragic car accident when the car he was driving was hit head on by on oncoming car on Texas Hwy 31 near Hubbard. When I heard the news my mind [...]
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October 16, 2009
Howard Payne: Perfect Storm
Brownwood: This week I participated in the board of trustee meeting of Howard Payne University. This historic Baptist school in the heart of Texas holds a very special place in my heart. My two oldest daughters graduated from this school, and one of my closest lifelong friends Dr. Gary Gramling has been on faculty there [...]
October 1, 2009
Prayers for Bill Wright
This week Bill Wright, pastor of First Baptist Church of Plains, received news that he has advanced stomach cancer and that the cancer has spread to his lymph system. He will begin treatments on Monday with an experimental drug that has shown some promise in early tests.
Please pray for Bill and his wife Linda, along [...]
September 23, 2009
BGCT Presidential Journal: Houston 2009
The Committee on Convention Business is finalizing their plans for the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Houston, November 16-17. The focus of this year’s annual meeting will be Texas Hope 2010.
As part of the convention, the Future Focus Committee will be presenting their recommendations about how we as Texas Baptists need to [...]
September 17, 2009
One Big Happy Family
David wrote:
Chapter 133
1 A pilgrim song of David How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! 2 It’s like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron’s beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. 3 It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. [...]
September 5, 2009
Just Move the Chains
In the book of Ecclesiastes, the Wisdom of Solomon takes a dark turn; he speaks of the lessons learned in the midst of a meaningless life. He observed:
It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of every man;
the living should take this [...]
August 1, 2009
African American Fellowship Conference: BGCT Presidential Journal 23
Desoto: This week I had the honor of attending the African American Fellowship Conference held at the Community Missionary Baptist Church in Desoto. This year’s conference rallied around the there “Transforming the World through the Word.” President John Olgetree of Houston did a wonderful job bring together some of the finest preachers and conference leaders [...]
July 29, 2009
HPU Board Sets Example for the Baptist Way
On Tuesday, the board of trustees of Howard Payne University named Dr. Bill Ellis, the provost of Hardin Simmons University, the 19th president in the storied history of this great Baptist school in the heart of Texas. Howard Payne like most small private Christian colleges and universities faces the future with its hope deeply rooted [...]
June 6, 2009
BGCT Presidential Journal 20
Canyon: This week I had a reprieve from my travels and spent the week at home being a husband, father, pastor, and president. Robyn and I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary with an overnight getaway, and reflected on a fast-paced busy life together. Next week, our daughter Lorin will be marrying Phillip Scott of Houston [...]
May 29, 2009
BGCT Presidential Journal 19
Dallas: The Committee on Convention Business (COCB) met this week in Dallas. Mrs. Jeane Law is the chairperson of this year’s committee. The theme for the convention in Houston will be “Texas Hope 2010.” I felt it was important for our convention theme to resonate with our overall mission as a people.
There were two [...]
