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Some of you may have met Metochoi before online. He passed away this past year. His dry wit and wisdom had a great impact on me.

I can’t say it any better than katiekind:

“I met ‘Metochoi’ on a message board about the controversial Ezzo parenting curriculum. He was a pastor of a little church in Nowhere, Texas whose church had been torn up by adherents to the curriculum. He was mad. A history of countering legalistic Christian fads, a mind primed with logic and a personality unafraid to laugh at bullies equipped him to do battle. Mostly he joined the battle because, as he used to sign his posts, “I love moms and babies”. At heart, Mike was a pastor AND a dad. He loved his wife and he understood the connection she experienced with her babies was a sacred and God-given thing – not a challenge to him and their relationship as Ezzo teaches.

Due to ill health, he labored mostly in obscurity. But as the internet age dawned, people who could not attend his little Baptist church or attend the logic classes he taught at the local college began to be touched by Mike’s teaching abilities as he took part in internet conversations.

Here is my friend Rebecca’s tribute.

Mike touched our lives in a similar way, and I will always be grateful.”

While Metochoi had great influence in many areas, two of writings particularly impacted me and I’ll be posting them to make sure they stay available for future reference. These aren’t short and easy reads, but well worth your time.

Metochoi’s Short Course in Hermeneutics
Metochoi’s Short Course in Logic
Metochoi’s Postings at Parent’s Place

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Post updated: A friend messaged me, “And just fyi, it’s an o in the middle, not an a. I remember him once telling someone that, so thought you would want to know. It’s a Greek word that means “partakers.” As in Hebrews, “partakers of a heavenly calling.” Hope this doesn’t offend, but it kind of reminds me of him, anyway. He frequently corrected my spelling and grammar offline.”

So, to honor Metochoi, I’ve corrected how I misspelled his moniker throughout this post. *blush*

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This post is part of the Ezzo Week 2010 series. As a reminder, we are looking closely at a set of ideas, or “philosophy” as Gary Ezzo terms it – but not being critical of parents who are raising their children with love and the resources which they have.