Posting Nice Father- Hebel

Matt introduced me to blogs, and for this I am ever grateful.
After dabbling around with an eu blog, posting our silly conversations, Matt forged ahead with Hebel in October 2006.
By November it was clear that this was a 'blog worth watching' ; )
Firstly, it hadn't died in the first few posts
Secondly, it was full of quality posts, driven by Matt's insatiable desire to read
Thirdly...it no longer reflected our silly conversations.

Back in November 2006, Matt was working through a Biblical theology of the sea, introducing me to Barth, Gunton and Schweitzer; and telling us why All Saints Day is good, but All Souls was a recapitulation to wooly medieval theology. (Though strangely he has never used this as a joke at the expense of my current church).

But most of all he served us by giving us large and fascinating slabs of NT Wright on subjects other than justification (well, also some stuff on justification too).

So, next All Souls day, when you remember this great blogging saint.. light a candle, say a few hail Marys, and pray for the release of his soul from that purgatory that is particularly reserved for lovers of Bishop Tom.
(please, please see the multiple tongues in multiple cheeks)