Remembering Walker Moore

EDITOR’S NOTE: Walker Moore passed away June 26, but the Baptist Messenger continues to publish his cherished previous columns. The following was first published November 2010. As a child, I had many reasons to love Thanksgiving. First, it marked the countdown to...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Walker Moore passed away June 26, but the Baptist Messenger continues to publish his cherished previous columns. The following was first published August 2011. When I was a child, my family attended a small country church. This white-framed, wooden...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Longtime Baptist Messenger columnist Walker Moore passed away on June 26. The Messenger continues to honor Walker with publishing his columns from the archives. Ten years ago, Walker made an extraordinary achievement, carrying a large wooden cross to...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Longtime Baptist Messenger columnist Walker Moore passed away on June 26. The Messenger will honor Walker and continue to publish his columns from the archives. The following is the first column Walker submitted to the Messenger in 1998. Grandparents...

Editor’s Note: Walker Moore submitted this column just days before his passing on June 26. Look for continued columns from the archives in future Baptist Messenger print editions and at baptistmessenger.com. My wife and I had not had a vacation in several years. We...

Editor’s Note: The Baptist Messenger received articles Walker Moore submitted before his passing on June 26, including this column. Look for other columns in the coming weeks, as well as from the archives in the future. As the first hot day welcomed us to a new...

Editor’s Note: The Baptist Messenger received articles Walker Moore submitted before his passing on June 26, including this column. Look for other columns in the coming weeks, as well as from the archives in the future. Occasionally, I watch a program on our local...

Editor’s Note: The Baptist Messenger received articles Walker Moore submitted before his passing on June 26, including this column. Look for other columns in the coming weeks, as well as from the archives in the future.   Several years ago, I wrote this article from...

Several years ago, I made the mistake of playing baseball with some teenagers. When it was my turn at bat, the students started chanting, “The old man is up, the old man is up,” making fun of the difference in our ages. Every time a teenager teases me, I go to 2 Kings...

I was on my way to speak in San Antonio. I had the early flight out of Tulsa, meaning I had to get up at 4 a.m., be at the airport at 5 to catch a 6 a.m. flight to Dallas, change planes and head to San Antonio. I thought I would grab a quick bite to eat in Dallas...