Life Together: Our Life Together Vol. 4 Nr. 36 September 14, 1976

The Picture not only serves to illustrate the first article but it actually continues on the next page and becomes part of the article itself.

Jerry Jamison and Gary Bell co-author the lead article. Jerry and Gary were a talented duo. They headed up Abbacraft and were involved as young men in leadership of the church at that time. Gary is currently serving as a missionary in Belize -- if on face book read his This day in Belize -- well worth it. Jerry and I actually started seminary together. The article discusses the question of who crucified the Lord. We must each take the blame ourselves. They then give us the word that we should not be pointing the finger at others -- only ourselves.

We will look at McFoone later. The little article by Ernest Harvey exhorts us to truly see the Lord. I must confess that I don't remember him.

The big article on this page is by Clay Ford, but I would like to bypass it first to look at the Christian Children's Clothes. This was a ministry headed up by Jacque Johns (no Mays) and my good wife, Linda. Jacque and Linda were both talented in their ability to sow and they also both had a heart for children. This was a natural.

Clay's article is a report about the College-Career Conference at Thousand Pines. Clay was an all around leader in the church, but one of his emphases was that of heading up ministry to the young -- particularly young adults. I remember the time that Clay and I picked up Tony Campolo at the airport (before I got out of the Navy.) They both gave me a hard time (I think it was good natured.) However this was when I was thinking about leaving the military. Clay also mentions Virgil Nelson and Lowell Fairley who both became important to me after I became the pastor at First Baptist. My first real involvement with the denomination was as a member of the Hunger Task Force. Virgil was also a member. Lowell had become the Executive Minister for the ABCPSW and helped me greatly as I moved into the pastorate. I remain very grateful to him and was sorry to see him pass away last year. Another small world note is that Lowell's son Brian became one of my best friends as he became pastor at FBC La Jolla.

Mona Pagard was Ken's wife. She was a jewel. Everyone loved her. But she was not only nice, she was wonderfully capable particularly in her work with women and children. By profession, she was a school teacher. Linda and I lived in her the Westby Household headed by Ken and Mona for seven years. We treasure her greatly. She currently lives in the Temecula area with her youngest daughter Katherine and her family.