Maybe that's why I set out on the road one recent morning to seek the truth about people. It was my official Day Out of the office, and the bosses wanted me to break the routine, perhaps bring back something to help the paper. I'm not sure I succeeded on that count, and I know it doesn't matter now. An awe for how many people out there are chasing rich dreams, doing the right thing, living noble lives. I started at Reformed Theological Seminary, where they've turned the old Carmel Baptist campus into a center for learning.
Many students take a conventional route to the pulpit.
Then there's Garnett Slatton, who was on the fast track until he heard a call to get off. Some wise congregation is about to get a guy who heard a whisper and listened. I drove to Carolina Place Mall in Pineville, where I met Angie Keller at the Lamb Christian Bookstore. She taught biology and physical science at Sun Valley High until her mother took ill. By night, she goes home to Stallings to care for her mom, Dollita.