faithrunner

Today I got to spend the day with one of my heroes . We brought Calvin Miller in to spend the day with our pastoral staff. He was his gregarious, insightful, and candid self. We laughed and cried at his honesty and creativity. I am so pleased they got to know him in some way like I do. Calvin became a hero of mine when I read in his book The Singer , "Life is the Song and not the Shrine." I had just started seminary, begun to serve on my first staff, and got married that year. The line and Song hit me in the heart, and I never saw the church and my faith the same way. From that time on--some thirty books and several personal conversations later--Calvin became a mentor, inspiration, and above all, a friend. (He's graciously commented on my writing projects I sent him, and wrote the forward for two of them.) He walked us through his memoirs , Life Is Mostly Edges , and chased any rabbits that ran across our trail. He spoke of topics from disloyal staff members to his lif...