April 8, 2019
I first met Rand in the fall of 1987 as he moved into the dorm room next to mine in South Hall at Houghton College. Thirty-two years later I remain ever grateful for the algorithm or arbitrary human decision responsible for that room placement.
On your 50th birthday, Rand, I thank you for challenging me to see things differently; for the way you can see the essential humanity in art, literature, music, & film; and for how you can so often point to the divine in that humanity.
- David J. Lennon