- May 31st, 2007, 11:30 am
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The death of legacyClick Here for Full Story
Ergun Caner
Posted on May 30, 2007
LYNCHBURG, Va. (BP)--Recently, I sat in the packed auditorium of Thomas Road Baptist Church, and I actually shivered.
It was not cold.
It was not pain.
It was dread.
Joined with tens of thousands of Christians, my wife and I paid our final respects to our pastor, Dr. Jerry Falwell. Dignitaries walked across the stage. Greetings were given from the White House. Condolences were offered. Along with songs by the choir, Drs. Franklin Graham and Jerry Vines preached powerful messages.
The shiver that went up my spine, however, had nothing to do with the proceedings, or the grief we all feel.
In each corner of the sanctuary, men of renown walked slowly, even carefully. They were more than compatriots of the chancellor of our Liberty University; they are members of a singular generation. We are slowly watching the end of an era. Our heroes are either dying or retiring.
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