Fifteen years ago he sent me this kind word. He was then the editor of the Christian newspaper in Ft. Worth.
"Dr. Couch, to my dear brother and go-laborer—may you and I each leave a legacy of honor and godliness like Stonewall Jackson as he served the Lord and also his country." This would be the prayer and concern of all of us as we strive to serve in very troubled times. In the biography of Jackson written by Rondel Rumburg, we read this that is fitting for our day:
"There is always a great danger of losing an understanding of the heritage of an era when present-day historians and writers try to impose their own cultural mores on that period of time. Charles Rollins in his Ancient History, declared, 'Man, when abandoned to his own ideas, sees nothing beyond the present moment.' When the vision is thus limited there will be a near-sighted approach to history. It is at that point when distortions become the facts of history. … The greatest threat is within, because some are conforming to the will of the change agents."
Our Christian culture today is collapsing rapidly. Pastors are moving away from the Word of God in order to conform to what the world desires. We can't keep up with the evil changes that are coming upon us so quickly. Campus Crusade has dropped the name of Christ in their title. Many Bible churches are dropping the word "Bible." They all want to be accepted and be politically correct. Someday there will be a price to pay. We indeed are deep into the apostasy. A judgment is certainly not far away.
--Dr. Mal Couch (9/11)
