Then this morning we learned of the death of brother V. P. Black, who was one of the great gospel preachers of his generation. Brother Black was 88 and had continued to preach, hold Gospel Meetings, and Stewardship Seminars until he suffered a heart attack a few months ago. I don't know how well-known brother Black was in the Northwest, but in the Southeast he would have to be reckoned as one of the Church of Christ's most influential figures in the last half of the 20th century. He was a dynamic, emotional speaker who had a wonderful way with people and a great ability to persuade people to commit themselves to God. His funeral has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the University Church of Christ building adjacent to the campus of Faulkner University in Montgomery, AL.
With brother Jesse and brother V. P., the sadness is on this end. We have to believe that in heaven there is rejocing that two great men of faith have won their victories and have now retired from this worldly battlefield in triumph.
John
2 comments:
I too was saddened by the death of Brother Black. A fine servant in the Kingdom of God was he.
I guess WA is to far away from Tucson to have lunch, :-)
Shalom,
Bobby Valentine
http://stoned-campbelldisciple.blogspot.com/
Bobby, well both Washington and Arizona are western states, right? How far could it be? . . . Reminds me of something that happened the first time I went to Africa back in 1980. Someone called me with a request. Seems her son had a pen pal in Zaire and she wondered if I could take a present to the boy. I had to try to explain that Africa is a huge place and that where her son's pen pal lived was 1,000 miles or more from where I was going.
I'd love to go to lunch with you in you are ever in the Northwest :-).
And if I'm in Tuscon, I promise, I'll look you up. (So far in my life, Arizona is one of the few states I've not ever visited).
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