By Randy C. Davis
President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
I crossed an item off my bucket list. I’ve always heard about the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, and last week I laid eyes on it. It is spectacular; way more spectacular in person than in any picture I’ve ever seen.
To stand beneath its 285-foot height and wonder at its 35-foot width is inspiring. General Sherman stands with nobility and strength and has been standing in a forest with other giants for an estimated 2,000 years.
The journey from the annual Southern Baptist Convention meeting, through California’s Central Valley, and up to Sequoia National Park offered time to reflect on all that was seen and heard during the days messengers gathered in Anaheim. [Read more…]