Derek was my student years ago at Cincinnati Christian University. I appreciate how curious he remained, or better, how his curiosity grew as he aged. I don't know many of his generation who could've ministered to Atlanta Christian Church as meaningfully as he did for as long as he did and who would've enjoyed it as much as he did.
Thanks for this tribute. Derek was one of my college roommates, we were in youth group together in Atlanta, my first wedding I performed was for he and his wife, and we were friends for 30+ years. He will be missed, yiur words about how he saw mundane things in the church and raised them up as unforgettable, that truly captured the person I knew. Thanks again.
Derek was my student years ago at Cincinnati Christian University. I appreciate how curious he remained, or better, how his curiosity grew as he aged. I don't know many of his generation who could've ministered to Atlanta Christian Church as meaningfully as he did for as long as he did and who would've enjoyed it as much as he did.
And then there's his grace in his long illness.
Thanks for your remembrance.
Thanks for this tribute. Derek was one of my college roommates, we were in youth group together in Atlanta, my first wedding I performed was for he and his wife, and we were friends for 30+ years. He will be missed, yiur words about how he saw mundane things in the church and raised them up as unforgettable, that truly captured the person I knew. Thanks again.
Outstanding tribute to someone with a wonderful vision for the church. So bummed to learn about him only in his passing.