Remembering Colin

I would have to echo with Josh the class of the candy corn/apple incident in Ruth/Esther was a very memorable Colin class.

I remember the first time that he called me out in Hebrew class and I pronounced something in Hebrew with an "eh" instead of "ahh". He asked me was I from Upstate/Western NY and I said yes. He then replied, "I am sorry, that accent will be a curse to you for as long as you live!"

I always enjoyed when Colin brought modern culture into our "ancient" language classes. The one class he asked, "Have anyone of you watched 8 mile?" With no response, he continued, "you know the movie aboout Eminem the rapper who grew up in Detroit." He thought it was a shame that we had never seen that movie and asked us what we do with our time anyhow?!?!

Then there were the Colin phrases that will never be forgotten. The one Men's Meeting when he answered the question with, "There are entrances and exits...don't confuse the two." Or when he would be begin to write something and mess up, "OH RHONDA!". Last but not least the comeback for everything that we did not know in his class in which he thought we should have known, "They didn't teach you this is Sunday School?!?!?!"

When thinking of Colin, what impressed me the most was his humility as a servant of God, his faithfulness to the Word, and his relationship with his Savior. He taught his students to develop a love for the Word in which one would ultimately develop a deeper love for the author of the Word.

Hebrews 12:1-2 (In memory of Colin)

"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."