“Buchnerd”

Just before this academic year began, famed novelist and preacher Frederick Buechner died in his sleep while at his farm in Rupert, VT.

I am a self-proclaimed "Buchnerd," one of the legion of admirers who marvel at his piercing insight. A Presbyterian minister by training. Buechner was the "everyday man's" theologian - plainly and poignantly making sense of life's most perplexing questions.

As we take our first nascent steps into this new year, perhaps we can learn from Buechner's example. More introspection. More gratitude. Breathe in the unknown....

"Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is." - Frederick Buechner