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I agree with Keith. Dr. Rutland said it beautifully at the memorial service. I'd like to get a copy of his comments--tremendous balance in the things he said. There's no doubt Rutland is the right man for ORU at this moment. www.GodintheNow.com

Dr. Rutland said it beautifully at the memorial service, "He was not a perfect man...who among us is...but he extraordinary, a giant among men..." (perhaps not exact but close) My dad came to Christ at the age of 10 out of a hellish family situation that without Christ would have resulted in his imprisonment or worse. Our family will always be indebted to Oral Roberts' obedience.

Roberts in part was responsible for my coming to Christ, because in listening to his radio broadcast my mother started listening to the broadcast of a local Baptist church. We eventually started attending this church, where I came to know the Lord. Yet Roberts drifted from the Holiness-Pentecostal roots in which he started, and contributed to founding the materialistic health and wealth "gospel" that deludes many today and holds the the Gospel to scorn, as evidenced in the latest _The Atlantic_.

The problem with men like Oral Roberts is that they are basically half nuts, and are able to convince innocent, naive, yet, sincere people that they are God's man of the hour. Now, understand me. Being a nut-job doesn't make you bad, it just means you are nutty. Pray to God that Mark Rutland does not get wonky on us, too. He's a good man in a delicate situation.

The problem with men like Oral Roberts is that they are basically half nuts, and are able to convince innocent, naive, yet, sincere people that they are God's man of the hour. Now, understand me. Being a nut-job doesn't make you bad, it just means you are nutty. Pray to God that Mark Rutland get wonky on us, too. He's a good man in a delicate situation.