Higley Lesson Commentary

Reagan, Wesley

GENE SHELBURNE wears an amazing assortment of hats, serving one hour as columnist, the next as a writer of sermons, and another as a doting grandfather. For forty-six years he has served as pulpit minister of the Anna Street Church of Christ in Amarillo, Texas. His column, Cross Currents, runs in half a dozen newspapers. He edits and publishes a nationally circulated monthly devotional magazine, "The Christian Appeal." He has written four previous books and a substantial part of half a dozen others. Having been wed for 56 years, Gene and his wife Anita proudly claim a daughter, two sons, and thirteen splendid grandchildren.

John Comer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska. He received his A.B. in political science from Miami University in 1965 and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1971. His teaching and research focuses on interest groups, public opinion, voting behavior, and political parties.