Sublime

Melvin Maxwell, Bill Hybels, John Wooden, Oswald Sanders, Jesus Christ,

The man I came to know well, over burgers and coffee and old photos and worn bible pages, was a man childlike and growing to the end, proof that the “good news” he always preached could be lived for a lifetime and remain good. His faith and life’s accomplishments did not produce a dour moralism. It did not produce a Graceland-sized ego. For all his

His library was surprisingly wide-ranging, flowing from his belief that a teacher of the Bible should never stop learning. For all his fire and persistent stubborn streak, he had spent a lifetime building a team of genuine partners rather than yes-men.

John Ruhlin, John Kane, Jon Vroman, and Hal Elrod, thank you for your friendship, inspiration, and support through this writing journey.