.: a great loss :.

I received word from a pastor friend last night that Stanley Grenz died yesterday after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. Words cannot even begin to describe what a tremendous loss this is to his family, the schools he was involved in (Regent being one that heavily felt his influence), the Body of Christ, and the world at large. In my own world, I never had the opportunity to meet him, though he was a regular part of the background atmosphere at one of the pancake places I frequently ate at for the past year. He will no longer be a part of that, and in a little way, that place will not be the same without him. Regent College will not be the same without him. Vancouver will lose out on his continuing impact as he offered up until this weekend. We have lost a good man... who in turn is now receiving his reward for having served faithfully and demonstrated a love for Christ that was exemplary. May his legacy echo on as we follow the roads that he helped to blaze!