As Yogi Berra said, "It's de ja vu all over again." You just can't seem to get rid of me. Many of you spent a good deal of time, and some of you a full eight years with me on this committee. Now I'm back. You may feel like the man who went out and bought a new boomerang and killed himself trying to throw the old one away.

Dr. Chapman

Mr. Chairman

Members of the Executive Committee

Distinguished members of the gallery and guests:

As our Southern Baptist Convention embarks on a journey into a millennium, I can say with absolute certainty that our future is as bright as the promises of God. Yes, there are some storm clouds on the horizon, but no storm cloud yet has ever overpowered the sun—neither the "sun" we see by sight nor the "Son" we see by faith.

Now I believe at this point in ti…