Meet the Church Fathers: Who They Were and Why They Matter
A new series
Last week I completed a 13-part series, “Not Many Mighty,” which examined biblical characters we all know and pointed out the ways in which they were just as messed up at the rest of us. It was a fun exercise and received a positive response, even if none of the articles reached the level of views that one on the dining habits of Bruce Springsteen would have. Life is funny.
While finishing the series was satisfying, I did not expect the void that would result from not having something set in stone that had to be written every week. It was so bad that I actually wrote a fiction piece for the first time in forever, and even that didn’t help. I needed a new, lengthy challenge to keep me going, but what to choose?
I considered a Springsteen series because, well, obviously. But I’ve done several of those already, and one more might cause him to expand the restraining order beyond just New Jersey. I already do more Rate-A-Record pieces than any one person should, so more of those won’t fill the emptiness. Then late last night I had a blinding flash of the obvious.
I had just finished more than three months’ worth of work on people from the Old and New Testaments, so who logically follows them? Your average Texas Evangelical would say Martin Luther…
