Friday, June 6, 2008

Interesting Preacher Names

One of the email discussion lists has a thread going about distinguished (or at least distinctive) names some well-known preachers, educators, and editors in churches of Christ have worn. Here is a sampling:

  • Batsell Barrett Baxter (Jr. and Sr.)
  • Vanderbilt Pierpont Black
  • Eulie R. Brannan
  • Grover Cleveland Brewer
  • Hall Laurie Calhoun
  • Arvy Glenn Freed
  • Elmer Claude Gardner
  • Benton Cordell Goodpasture
  • Furman Kearley
  • Theophilus Brown Larimore
  • Reuel Lemmons
  • Austin McGary
  • Athens Clay Pullias
  • Rubel Shelly
  • Filo Bunyan Syrgley
  • Fanning Yater Tant
  • Foy Esco Wallace, Jr.
  • Gervais Knox Wallace
  • Guy Napoleon Woods
  • Flavil Yeakley
  • M. Norvel Young
No doubt this is just a start. Preachers not only live interesting lives, but some of us have interesting names. Others of us have names like John, Joe, Bill, Tom, Dick, and Harry!

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