Grant Nelson

 

Dr. Grant Nelson was my pastor when I was in middle school.  He was a great pastor who had a tremendous impact upon my life.  Brother Grant took three of us middle school students to the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro in 1961.  We loaded up in his 1958 Ford Galaxy and traveled two-lane roads 600 miles to Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Four summers later, I surrendered to God’s call upon my life there at the Ranch.  Brother Grant took me to visit Tennessee Temple College, where I enrolled and later met my wife.  Brother Grant was a good pastor, a Godly example, but most of all, he loved the Lord and he loved people.  He would talk to anyone and everyone about their eternal destiny.  Hey, isn’t that what Christianity is all about?  A lawyer questioned Jesus trying to trip him up.  This lawyer asked Jesus (in Matthew 22), “Which is the greatest commandment?”  And in Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus summed it up like this: love God and love your neighbor as yourself.  How simple!  And my old pastor, Brother Grant, loved God and loved people.  Thank you for your example, Brother Grant.  I’ll see you in glory soon!