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Boston Baptist College Update

What I see

by David Melton I took a look in the mirror a couple of months back and didn’t like what I saw. There was just — how can I say this? — too much of me. […]

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Gifts to remember

by David Melton Dragging out the ornaments from last year and seeing the end of the calendar gets me thinking about the first Christmas gift I can remember. I was five or six and my […]

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The words you know

by David Melton I was in the auto repair shop the other day and noticed a weird tool on the ground. I asked Jimmy, my mechanic, what that “thingy” was. Wrong move. My native New […]

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Weeds (not weed!)

by David Melton We have a problem at Boston Baptist College, weeds. Not any­thing illegal, you understand…our problem is just undesir­able weeds. It was a long hot summer in New England — more typical of […]

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I watched a brawl last night

by David Melton I am not much of a fight fan. I like peace and tranquility. But brawls between major league baseball teams usually make me smile. I watched one last night on TV. It […]

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First thoughts on graduation

by David Melton Graduation has come and gone. It is the strangest thing. For years you see students day after day, and then on one day it’s pretty much done. Graduation day is literally the […]

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Little people

by David Melton Like most married couples, Kim and I negotiate about the TV remote. We actually have a lot of fun teasing each other. We even bounced around an idea of co-hosting a call-in […]

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Hard questions

by David Melton I teach. I give exams. Gave one today as a matter of fact. Our students in Boston are a pretty respectful lot. But I was a student for a long time — […]

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Harry Boyle with the Lord

by David Melton Just a few days ago, our chancellor, our much-loved former president, and the best friend Boston Baptist College has ever had, Dr. Harry Boyle, went to Heaven. He had fought numerous serious […]

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Elevated…but not on top

by David Melton I fly too much. In order to represent Boston Baptist College and yet to be home with Kim and my boys, to have a fair amount of time on campus in Boston, […]