June 5, 2000
New book highlights events at Wedgwood
___FORT WORTH--A new book released last month recounts the tragic shooting at Wedgwood Baptist Church and some of the good that has resulted in the aftermath.
___"Night of Tragedy, Dawning of Light" was written by Dan Crawford, professor of evangelism and spiritual formations at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Crawford also is a member of the Wedgwood Church, which commissioned him to write the volume.
___Kevin Galey, who was wounded in the shooting, and Chip Gillette, a church member and one of the first police officers on the scene, are listed as coauthors.
___The book was introduced at Wedgwood during a May 28 dedication service.
___"It is our prayer that lonely, hurting Christians can realize that God can come into the midst of your darkest tragedy and minister peace and light to your life and make out of the broken places the strongest place of your life," Pastor Al Meredith said during the service.
___The book includes a chapter specifically for non-Christians on "how to get to heaven from Wedgwood."
___All royalties from the book will be donated to the Southern Baptist International Mission Board for Wedgwood Baptist Church members who minister to unreached people groups in World A.
___More than 100 people contributed to the book either by being interviewed or by sending written accounts, Crawford said.
___"There were a lot of versions" of what happened that night, "and we tried our best to put a timeline to it and to give it a consensus of what actually happened during those moments that Wednesday evening," he explained.
___The dedication service also included performance of "Only Heaven Knows," a song about the shooting written by Fort Worth music evangelists David and Julianna Barnett.
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