[Oe List ...] Interesting Obituary in the Minneapolis Star Tribune

[Beret Griffith via OE]

I snipped a little bit of an obituary that caught my attention. You can
read it in full on line. It seemed likely to me that someone from our
"community" might have had contact with him years ago.

Beret

October 29, 2016
Methodist Bishop Emerson Colaw was 'spellbinding' orator, and kind ministry
leader.

Methodist Bishop Emerson Stephen Colaw had a knack for taking a familiar
Bible story and reframing it in a way that challenged and inspired
listeners.

In one sermon titled “If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out
of the Boat,” Colaw recounted the story of the apostle Peter walking on
water toward Jesus and said that, like Peter, Christians must take risks to
live out their faith.

In 1961, he was appointed to Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in
Cincinnati, where he remained until he was appointed bishop in 1980.
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