Murphy preaches a powerful sermon Former Braves slugger now bats for the Mormons Bobby Ross Jr. Published: April 26, 2001 GUTHRIE – The 19-, 20- and 21-year-old missionaries came dressed in uniform Wednesday: dark suits, white shirts, ties. Dale Murphy, the 6-foot-5, 225-pound guest of honor, wore his uniform, too. Not the one he sported during an all-star baseball career in which he slugged 398 home runs, … Continue reading Murphy preaches a powerful sermon
PASSIONATE ABOUT EASTER PLAY Aging with grace Bobby Ross Jr. Published: April 13, 2001 HOLY CITY OF THE WICHITAS, Okla. – In its heyday, the “Prince of Peace” Easter pageant in this mountain wildlife refuge northwest of Lawton featured 3,000 performers and drew an audience estimated at 225,000. It was 1939. Leona Dean was 2 years old. Her father helped build this living stage of stone buildings that … Continue reading Passionate about Easter play
God helps son to get family dog Bobby Ross Jr. • Modified: April 7, 2001 at 12:00 am • Published: April 7, 2001 NOT too long ago, a 7-year-old boy started e-mailing me at work, begging me to buy him a dog. This child, whose birth I had the privilege of witnessing, went so far as to remind me that God made dogs, so obviously our family needed … Continue reading God helps son to get family dog
Toting Bibles and bike tools Young men answer Mormon Church call for two-year mission Bobby Ross Jr. Published: April 7, 2001 EDMOND – A car honks. The driver yells an indecipherable insult. Three Mormon missionaries riding their bicycles on a side street near the University of Central Oklahoma just smile and keep pedaling. “I don’t think we really want to know what he said,” quips Trevor Alvord, 20, … Continue reading Toting Bibles and bike tools
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 