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I think there's a lot of truth in your observation. However, I grew up in the deep south in the sixties. Pretty much all of our mothers of the time were born in the 1920s or early 30s. Every one of them that I knew wore pants (perhaps not to church), except my mother and I don't think it was a...

I never even thought about that, but I was more righteous than most HAC students:) I really can't remember much about laundry and until Jo brought it up, had forgotten about going to the coin operated. But I'm sure I was barely competent to keep my clothes clean. My mama spoiled me like that 😇

And to me, that is the theological slippery slope. Absolutely, God's Word addresses all the issues of all the days. But I think sometimes we can get so carried away with the doctrines (of say, life, sexuality, moral issues, modesty in attire, etc.) that many churches realize one day that it has...

Actually, if I knew it, I had forgotten that -- not being a female student! But, yikes! How did that work? I mean, you can't exactly take thirty people by bus to the coin operated laundry and get all that done in a couple of hours, right? I do remember a certain coin operated laundry a few of...

I get the "dad" thing, except that he wasn't! I loved the man in many ways, but I think he was a narcissist and loved the adoration of the flock. Some in particular, more than others. He wanted to be the hero of everyone's world. He had a Walter Mitty complex.

I know all the arguments, but I've never seen the harm in letting the kids dress up like cowboys and Indians and trick or treat. I did it when I was a kid and Satan didn't grab me.

Bro. Hyles was a pretty big sports fan. I remember when I was there that he had Bill Madlock of the Chicago Cubs speak at the church. Madlock won four batting titles and was no lightweight. We also had Olympic gold medal wrestler Ben Peterson speak.

I barely remember Sauzer's. You mean you would get off work and go by for coffee and pie? I mean, that just sounds like an act of maintaining one's sanity. You mean the rule was that if it was after curfew, you weren't allowed to make a stop on the way in? I really would like to get a copy of...

GENERALLY SPEAKING, I just think the church and its pastors would be far more faithful to its mission to preach the gospel message consistently than to entangle itself in the political issues of the hour. I really don't attend to hear anyone's political opinions.

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Here's the deal: It's EASY to force conformity to a system with RULES. Do this and don't do that. So many demerits for this infraction or that. Any lame brain can force compliant people to follow rules, and there were a lot of lame brains charged with that task fifty years ago. Conversely, it's...

Sherry, I think you might have been a pretty good preacher!

He was a man of many skills. But looking back on it, I think he had an unsatiable appetite for the praise and adoration of his flock. He told a lot of stories and was the hero of every one of them. Having the young girls do it seems sort of creepy to me today.

Do you recall (on campus) female students who were divorced? Strangely, I recall one male student (won't name names) who was about 25-27 years old, who was divorced and single. If my memory serves me well (debatable) he was not allowed to live in the dorms with the single guys and I THINK he...

Actually, I think the female students may have had it hardest of all students. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you were female, living on campus, you never left that campus unless you were on a bus, going to church, soul winning or working a bus route. For weeks on end! When I think of that...

Were you single in those days? Is it true that Bro. Hyles would come out to the college at night and the single girls would sing to him and make all over him? How was your experience as a female student back then?

That's very interesting. It appears to me that "no pants" is still the code at the college, but I am impressed that they are starting to live in the real world now. I have observed a good many ladies who attended the church and college in the past. Of the ones who left the Hammond area it seems...

Just think, Sherry...if you hadn't gone to HAC all those years ago, you might still be up in Michigan freezing your caboose off! ;)

Booger McFarland is a great American :ROFLMAO:

That's an easy question for me because I wasn't going into full time Christian service. So, no. I had to start all over again when I graduated from HAC in 1981 and it delayed my professional progress. I was 17 years old when I made the decision to go to HAC. Once there, I was not going to quit...