The title of this memoir comes from an expression that I have often said to my
family. Whenever I succeeded in doing even the smallest task, I would say “I went
to Bishop College.” This was my way of reminding them that while I did graduate
from other schools, I received my start at Bishop College. In this book I share NT experiences that shaped and defined me while at the college from August of 1971
to May of 1975. I cover topics such as Dormitory Life, Zale Library, the Cafeteria,
Chapel, Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity, and Lessons from Teachers and C Staff. A distinguishing feature of this memoir is that at the end of many of these
experiences, I share lessons for living with young people.


Also, I share a brief timeline of Bishop, from its beginning to the year the school
closed.

The book ends with four speeches that were delivered in a college context. The first speech was delivered during a Bishop College alumni reunion luncheon. The second speech was delivered as the J. N. Ervin Lecture at Jarvis Christian College (now University) in Hawkins, Texas. The third speech was delivered at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The fourth speech was given at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas.