Messages From The President
Thanks Be to God for Jim Turley
My long-time friend and colleague Jim Turley has passed on to his next form of life. For Jim, the journey couldn’t have been very long – he seemed always to have at least one foot in heaven already.
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One Day at a Time
For many, “One day at a time” is a casual phrase, something said without great thought or intended meaning. For my mother, pictured here, they were holy words, as they are for our family today, words that come out in special circumstances.
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Messages From The President
Bynum Miers Stewarded Potential, Moment by Moment
Bynum Miers was a McMurry graduate, committed Methodist, and avid philanthropist. On Christmas Day, we lost a stalwart champion of TMF.
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Reflections on John Lennon, Mark Beardsley and Jesus Christ
“Peace is not something you wish for: it’s something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.”
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Hope Within the Ruins
The headline that Notre Dame Cathedral was on fire had to be read and re-read before it could be believed. Even the pictures showing the flames coming through the roof could only be experienced through the lens of shock and sorrow.
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The Bridge-Builder
The metaphor I used for my remarks that day was of Rev. Tom Graves as a bridge-builder. Bridges are about bringing things together, about connections that make things better, and Tom was always building some connection for me.
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