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Following Florida College Lectures, the college offered some special sessions for “Golden Grads.” (It’s a nice way to say we’re old.) Actually, students who attended FC 50 years ago or more.
On Saturday morning, my good friend, confidant, and preaching colleague, Ralph Walker, shared some thoughts from Genesis 4 about Cain’s sin, which provided and prompted the impetus for today’s blog post....

On January 2, 2007, Wesley Autrey, a New York City Construction worker and a Navy veteran, was waiting for a train at the 137th Street–City College station in Manhattan with his two young daughters.
At around 12:45 p.m., he and two women noticed a young man, Cameron Hollopeter, having a seizure. Autrey borrowed a pen and used it to keep Hollopeter’s jaw open. Following the seizure, Hollopeter stumbled from the platform and fell onto the tracks,...

Greetings from Temple Terrace, FL
We’re still in TT following the lectures and participating in some “Golden Grad” functions for those of us who graduated from Florida College 50 years ago or longer.
This little school on the banks of the Hillsborough River holds a special place in our hearts.  It’s where Norma Jean and I met.  If not for coming to FC, we wouldn’t have enjoyed 58+ years of marriage together.  Here, we made friends who have developed...

Last night, Phil Robertson closed out the 2026 Florida College Lectures with a powerful presentation affirming that the message of the Gospel is not just for those who’ve never obeyed it, but it’s for us.
For Christians. For the Church, for all disciples of Christ....