I arrived in Lubbock on Saturday night. My good friend John Mark Hicks and I stayed up late reviewing significant developments in the life and theological thought of K. C. Moser. On Sunday we gathered with the family at the Monterey Church. Later that evening we decided to support the family at Southside Church of Christ which was hosting its annual lectureship. We picked up a few books to digest and then heard brothers Burt Jones and Keith Mosher speak on various facets of the work of Satan. I don't think these brothers would come see us so we decided to see them.
The sessions at LCU were quite good. Brandon Fredenburg critiqued Moser's interpretation of Romans from the standpoint of contemporary scholarship ... especially the so-called "new" perspective on Paul. I think he did a good job. Rubel Shelly's presentations were important. For the first time, that I am aware of, he shared from his own perspective how grace has changed his life and ministry ... starting ironically from being fired from a church in Mississippi (I was not aware that Rubel and I had that shared blot!!) and John Mark's presentations were lively and provocative too. These presentations can be ordered from the College of Biblical Studies at Lubbock Christian University. I think you can get all of them for 25 dollars.
I got to visit with Fran and Dub Winkles again. And Fran even brought me K. C.'s Bible. I was up late reading his notes in the margins, title pages and ends of books. John Mark ended up using some in his second presentation they we so good. Fran then, God is good, let me take that Bible to study in more detail. What a treasure. It was purchased in 1941 and rebound in 1962. Here I am, nearly literally, reading over the shoulder of Moser as he reads and writes in his own Bible. I am soaking it in ... and John Mark and I visited Moser's grave with his grand daughter.
It was enjoyable from my point of view. I enjoy meeting people (and I met a number of folks with Moser). On Tuesday a number of us had lunch at On the Border for some fine Mexican Food. Since John Mark, Rubel Shelly and I were all in the same hotel ... and I was the only one with a car ... I shuttled us around. I let them both know that I was not comfortable being confined in a single vehicle with two of the biggest heretics in the world ... I was praying that no Jobian lightening storm would come take us out, :-)
The drive from Tucson to Lubbock was interesting. I went through Roswell and was looking for the strange lights and aliens. There is a small "village" in the mountains with Apache murals all over the side of the road (beautiful too). Then it gets FLAT!
On my way home I stopped in Alamagordo for dinner at Wendy's. I called info (not easy to do out in the middle of no where) and tried to contact Al Maxey who lives there. I had a good trip. But it is good to be back home. Here are a few photos marking the journey ...
Aliens are alive and well in Roswell ... as the Cover-Up Cafe can testify!!
Heading west on US 380 in New Mexico ... nothing as far as the eye can see! I went a full 30 minutes and did not even see another car!!
Sunset coming into Alamagordo, NM ...
The grave of K. C. and Ardis Moser, appropriately enough in the "Apostle's Garden."
Shalom,
Bobby Valentine
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