[Oe List ...] Interesting Obituary

[Joy Bonafield via OE]

Thanks for sending this -- about 15-20 years ago, I read a book with that
title.  I wonder if it was by this same person.

See you soon,

Joyce

On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Beret Griffith via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> This caught my attention in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Sunday. I'm
> wondering if anyone knew Bishop Colaw before he became a bishop.Obituary:
> Methodist Bishop Emerson Colaw was 'spellbinding' orator, kind ministry
> leaderB
> *y Shannon Prather <http://www.startribune.com/shannon-prather/188067161/>* Star
> Tribune
>
> OCTOBER 29, 2016 — 4:29PM
>
> 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 1961, he was appointed to Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
> in Cincinnati, where he remained until he was appointed bishop in 1980.
>
> 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.
>
> Beret
>
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