i’m reading velvet elvis by rob bell & he was talking about the way jewish disciples learned from their rabbis with the yokes & all of that. anyway, i started thinking about how that’s a really effective way to learn, & it got me thinking on how/when i started taking the learning about God bit seriously. i realized that i had someone who was a teacher to me, tho he made sure that the Real Teacher got all the credit. he was you. i understand a lot of things the way i do because i had you to help me understand them. part of why i like rob bell’s writing is because he looks at God’s word as a cohesive story. he understands the contexts, and that’s something i remember you made a big deal about too, & so it appealed to me, & God has used that to help me understand a lot more.
so, i wanted to let you know that i praise God for you & all that you have been in my life, because it’s been a lot & it’s been amazing. God bless, billy!