i know this book by r.k. johnson has been out for years but i just finished reading it. excellent book on the life of Bob Jones Sr. enjoyed it!

If you take the time to learn anything about him you will discover he was a very remarkable man in many ways. While you're in the mood you may want to read Juniors memoirs "Cornbread and Caviar." Different than Builder, but an insightful read none-the-less.

thanks, i read that one just a few weeks ago. could hardly put it down-great read!

Contrast that book and Turners "Standing Without Apology" to "Island In the Lake of Fire" by Dalhouse. That and the essays by Ted Mercer and you may end up with a different opinion of Bob Sr. and Jr. as well.

i would love to read both of those books. i can get "island" on amazon or addall cheaper than from bju but i may have to order "standing" from the university bookstore. thanks for the advice.

I got both of them within the past month from the University of Georgia library.

BTW, if you are currently and actively involved in BJU I would not recommend being caught with the Ted Mercer essays.

Both my father and father in law were students when the Mercer thing came up. I've had several long conversations with them about what they saw happen. Their version verifies what "Standing without apology" says. Mercer's betrayal had a long ranging affect upon the way the administration did things and positions they held. I.e. It is another aspect of why they were vocal about the liberal take over of the SBC. They saw it as stealing the convention like Mercer tried to take BJU. Junior didn trust anyone.

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Just going out on a limb here...... their version of events was told to them by BJsr and not Mercer. See where I'm going with this?

I see where you are going. Two sides to every story. But my Father in law showed me the letter he saved from Mercer. In it Mercer tried to recrute away the students from BJU. It was delivered to their PO boxes on commencement day. It was highly unethical by Mercer.

Mercer spread sour grapes. He tried to endear himself to Bryan and hurt BJU by taking students with him.

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"Women are like cell phones. They like to be held and talked to, but push the wrong button, and you'll be disconnected."
Ken Woodard
Pix of the church on top of Mt. Sinai

Avitar pix- CertainSound resting beside a column in Ephesus

"if the trumpet give an unCertainSound what shall the righteous do?" www.CertainSound.com

Tit 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.