Posted on 05/15/2007 9:42:08 AM PDT by Jake The Goose
The Rev. Jerry Falwell arrived at Lynchburg General Hospital today around noon after being found unresponsive in his office. Ron Godwin, the executive vice president of Liberty University, confirmed that Falwell was found unconscious in his office after missing an appointment this morning.
I was not among his followers, but ...May our Lord grant Rev. Falwell light, happiness and peace...and His belessings and comfort to his family, friends and followers.
Spell check is my friend
“blessings” is the word.
May he rest in peace. He fought the good fight and was a righteous man.
Savage replaying his interview with Falwell.
Doc regularly chartered aircraft from my company from 2001 to 2002. In fact, my first flight with him ended around 3AM on 9/11/01 when we came back from the Houston area. I remember thinking at the time that I wished we had spent the night, but Doc always wanted to be home no matter how late. In hindsight, I'm glad we came back as we would have been stuck otherwise.
Despite his controversial public perception, Dr. Falwell was a jovial, happy person - a grandfatherly figure. He loved to play harmless practical jokes on his family, friends and colleagues. While I was with him, he was the consummate gentleman and related well to people from all kinds of backgrounds.
My favorite experience with him was at Lake Louise, Alberta Canada in Nov 2001 (beautiful place by the way). He participated in a conference there and I managed to get some one-on-one time with him. He peppered me with questions about growing up, where did I go to school etc. Being a poly sci major, I couldn't resist asking him about his Moral Majority days and his history with Ronald Reagan. I got about 30 mins of personal recollection concerning Pres Reagan's personality, details of his work on the elections, conversations they had etc. It was political junkie heaven!!!
Just remembered another funny moment: we were enroute to Nashville for the National Religious Broadcasters Convention IIRC. A dense fog developed and we had to divert to a nearby municipal airport. It was a Sat morning so there wasn't much going on in this small town. One of the locals was kind enough to let us take his personal vehicle, an older pickup with a shell on the back. In the front was Doc and two of his aides; in the back, me and his younger son, Jonathan. We pulled up to the front of the Opryland Hotel, in all its glory, and out of this beat up truck came Doc and his entire "entourage". He joked a few seconds later: "if only the New York Times could see me now"
My prayers go out to his many friends and the family that supported him so much... GODSPEED DOC!!!
I have seen stomach turning reactions across IRC and the leftist web. They chear his death more than they do the enemies we will in this war. Hard to take
Thanks for sharing that.
Dear Lord we pray for the family of Jerry Falwell and Thomas Road Baptist Church. He was a good soldier for Christ and a great American.
Check out CNN.. Puala Z. has Rev Jesse Jackson and John Hagee talking about Jerry Falwell’s legacy.
‘Larry King Live’
Tammy Faye Messner, Franklin Graham, Ralph Reed and more join Larry King to remember Rev. Jerry Falwell. Watch CNN tonight, 9 ET.
I’ve always been an admirer of Rev. Falwell. R.I.P., dear sir, you are with Our Lord and Saviour now. My prayers to all of your family and friends.
http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/gov/2007/05/jerry-falwell-is-dead-talk-about-him.asp#comments
Godspeed, brother Falwell. Perhaps you didn’t always choose your words as carefully as you might have wished but you had a good heart.
I checked out DU and wanted to wretch in less than a minute.
Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Jerry Falwell, a man who cherished faith, family, and freedom. As the founder of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, Jerry lived a life of faith and called upon men and women of all backgrounds to believe in God and serve their communities. One of his lasting contributions was the establishment of Liberty University, where he taught young people to remain true to their convictions and rely upon God's word throughout each stage of their lives.
Today, our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Macel and the rest of the Falwell family.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070515-8.html
Wow.
Thank you for your post.
May our Heavenly Father surround Rev. Falwell’s loved ones with comfort, peace and strength.
RIP Rev. Falwell
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