The Last Word

<p>Whether offering a heartfelt tribute to a pet named Boomer or tackling the thorniest social and religious issues of the day editor Rudy Gray has shared his straight-to-the-point perspective with readers of The Baptist Courier the news magazine of the South Carolina Baptist Convention for ten years. Drawing on wide-ranging experiences as a pastor newspaperman counselor outdoorsman and family man Gray has established his unique voice in an influential line of Courier editors that goes back more than 150 years. <em>The Last Word</em> a collection of fifty columns from his decade as editor is a fitting reflection of that voice.</p>