William Lane Craig

GOTT BEFOHLEN

I was devastated to learn this morning that one of our oldest friends Clark Peddicord had succumbed to cancer and is now with the Lord. Jan and I first got to know Clark and Ann as students in seminary. They were one of three student couples with Campus Crusade for Christ who were preparing for ministry in Europe. They took us under their wing and modeled for us as newlyweds what a Christian marriage and partnership looks like. They became two of the most influential persons in our lives, a source of godly wisdom and encouragement. Clark became the National Director of Campus Crusade in Germany. We moved to Europe for graduate studies in England and Germany, where we sometimes met together. When I unexpectedly failed my doctoral exams in theology at the University of Munich, it was Clark who wisely advised me not to make any sudden decisions, but to put some emotional distance between that event and us before determining our future course. As a result, I determined to take the exams again, a year later, and passed them easily. That year of intense study laid the foundations for what eventually became my Systematic Philosophical Theology. Clark was a rare person who combined an intellectually engaged faith with a heart for missions. While directing Crusade, he took a doctorate in philosophy under the esteemed philosopher of science Bernulf Kanitscheider at the University of Erlangen. When I began my work at the University of Louvain on divine eternity, Clark introduced me to Kanitscheider, and I was able to put many of my questions about relativity theory to him. (Typical of German scholarship Kanitscheider had copies of all of Einstein’s early papers on relativity, which he shared with me.) Clark and Ann lived in Germany for 50 years engaged in Christian ministry. Their impact on us was truly life-changing, for which we shall always be grateful.

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Today we celebrated our Engagement Anniversary with a delicious lunch at Capital Grill!

Today we enjoyed a fantastic lunch together in celebration of our wedding anniversary! The Lord has truly blessed our many years together.