From a young age, I have had instilled in me my father’s admonition, which he in turn received from his father: Αρχή Σοφίας Φόβος Κυρίου, “The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord” (Prov. 9:10). This followed me through grade school, Sunday school, high school, college, seminary, graduate school ministry, and academia. It...
