March 2008
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Remembering Dr. Stafford
I just received word that my professor, friend, and mentor Dr. Gilbert Stafford passed away yesterday after a long struggle with cancer. Dr. Stafford is the model of what it means to invest yourself in others for the sake of the Kingdom. A gifted preacher, a caring pastor, a passionate professor—he poured himself into generations of pastors. I am one one hundreds who counts Dr. Stafford as...
Mar 31st
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Gilbert Stafford Obituary
From Anderson Herald Bulletin Gilbert W. Stafford Dec. 30, 1938 - March 30, 2008 Dr. Gilbert Wayne Stafford, 69, died peacefully Sunday morning at his home in Anderson, Ind., surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 30, 1938, in Portageville, Mo., to D.C. and Orell Stafford. He graduated from Mt. Carmel (Ill.) High School in 1956 and subsequently enrolled in Anderson College (now Anderson...
Mar 31st
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AU mourns passing of Dr. Gilbert Stafford
From anderson.edu Anderson University mourns the recent passing of Dr. Gilbert Stafford, professor emeritus of Theology and former director of the Doctor of Ministry program within the School of Theology. Dr. Stafford passed away on Sunday, March 30, following an extended struggle with cancer. He retired at the end of the 2006-07 academic year after 31 years of service. “We had in Dr. Stafford a...
Mar 30th
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5 Years
Today is the 5th Anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. Join me today in praying for peace in the world. The biblical words we translate as “peace” do not simply mean an absence of violence. They mean wholeness and rest, where everything is as it should be. I pray that everything would become as it should be. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for...
Mar 20th