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Dr. David L. Chancey

Tuesday mornings, you can normally find me studying and working intently as I prepare for the coming Sunday’s message. On Sept. 11, 2001, I was busy writing when our secretary rang me and said, “An airplane just crashed into the World Trade Center.”

Immediately I turned the radio on and tuned in to breaking news. Drawn into the coverage, I totally lost my focus and paused my preparation. When the plane hit the second tower, I suddenly sensed I needed to go home and be with my wife. I listened to the dreadful news as I drove, and when I arrived home, she had no idea what was happening.

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David L. Chancey is pastor, McDonough Road Baptist Church, Fayetteville. The church gathers at 352 McDonough Road, near McCurry Park. Join MRBC this Sunday for Bible study at 9:45 and worship at 10:55 a.m. Visit them online at www.mcdonoughroad.org. Order Chancey’s new book “The Day I Nearly Met Dolly: Tales of Faith, Family and a Few Homeruns” on Amazon.

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