I thought it would be rather appropriate for us to express honor and gratefulness to God for this great man who served us for two particular years of our college lives. His influence in our thinking and living will abide and has been a gracious gift to us. I have recorded a few of my favorite memories, although there are several more. I would appreciate hearing yours as well. We all knew and loved him, and his smiling face and giddy spirit are now being fulfilled in the glorious presence of our Redeemer.
Exegesis of Ruth and Esther was one of his most remarkable classes. I'm glad Paul talked me into dropping homiletics for it. In the fall of that year ('06) he loved eating candy corn. One time during class he had a handful of candy corn while he was writing on the chalkboard with the other hand. He popped another piece of candy in his mouth and then started spitting out what was really the chalk he had been writing with.
Soon after that, someone threw an apple threw the open window of room 224 and hit a student in the back. Colin swiftly picked up the apple, ran to the window and called the villain to "show yourself!"
And then, there was the time he held his grandchild for half of the class while he taught us Ecclesiology in Theo IV. Never did a man more brilliantly harmonize scholarship and love; his mind and his heart both beat for the glory of God, His Word and His church.
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