It is officially a year after the death of Stanley J. Grenz. As I sat at breakfast with some friends on Friday morning we began recounting memories of Stan and stories of Stan. Tears quickly developed in the eyes and hearts of those around the table as story after stroy reminded us all of how incredible of a man he was. Humble, gracious, kind, intelligent, and many others. But where he received most of his heartaches was in the bridge building role he served. It seemed at times that nobody agreed with his theology — the conservatives thought it was liberal and the liberals thought it was conservative — and yet he managed to stay in conversation with all parties. Once again thank you Stan for infecting my life with yours.

joel