One
of the qualities I most appreciate in Ted is his vigorous
disrespect for false authority. He approaches the Word
of God expecting good news and he finds it. He interprets
the teachings of Jesus unfettered by institutional viewpoints
and lifts the mantle of prejudice and orthodoxy to reveal
a model for living that is full of life and love and
hope.
Ted
is a true egalitarian. He expects the Gospels to confirm
God's unqualified love for us all, and they do. He expects
to find a trace of the divine presence in everyone he
meets, and he does. This is what makes Ted such a marvellous
and irreplaceable friend: his natural ability to look
into another's deep heart's core, expecting something
valuable and finding it.
by Judith Salmon
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