by Gene Wilkes | Jul 28, 2015 | From the President
40th wedding anniversary in Italy My wife and I recently celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary in Italy. We stayed in Rome, Florence and Monterosso on the Cinque Terre coast. We saw and heard more history and art than we will ever remember. (Our suitcases weighed...
by Gene Wilkes | May 25, 2015 | From the President
Feel free to drop in or contact us when you are in the area Try moving into a new home, hosting fifty plus guests while the movers are still delivering your furniture, inviting your friends over to see your new house one day after all the furniture is in, and the...
by Gene Wilkes | Apr 28, 2015 | From the President
What is success from a biblical perspective? I recently spoke at a conference of Texas Baptist Educators , and I ended my talks on the topic of success. We all live with self-imposed, externally imposed or embraced metrics of success. Some of us are more...
by Gene Wilkes | Mar 28, 2015 | From the President
On the Wall Do you remember the story of Nehemiah leading the people of Jerusalem to rebuild the city’s crumbled walls? At one point because those who opposed the building of the wall was so great, Nehemiah recorded in his journal: From that day on, half of my...
by Gene Wilkes | Feb 25, 2015 | From the President
The past couple of months have been an endurance run I recently ran a half-marathon trail run. The terrain was very hilly and the trails were covered with roots and rocks. I love these events because they test my stamina and fortitude, and I love being in God’s good...
