I have to confess that there have been some times when I was less than glad to be a minister, and some Sundays still when I tremble under the weight of trying to speak a word for God.

Quote by James Green Somerville

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While I am the one who made the choice to enter the ministry, there was...

While I am the one who made the choice to enter the ministry, there was...

As long as I loved and served Christ I could be anything I wanted to...

As long as I loved and served Christ I could be anything I wanted to...

Even more important than what we do, then, is who we are.

Even more important than what we do, then, is who we are.

I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be...

I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be...

John the Baptist was supposed to point the way to the Christ. He was just...

John the Baptist was supposed to point the way to the Christ. He was just...

I began to pray those same fervent prayers, lying in bed at night, hoping to...

I began to pray those same fervent prayers, lying in bed at night, hoping to...

I dropped out of school for a semester, transferred to another college, switched to an...

I dropped out of school for a semester, transferred to another college, switched to an...

Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are...

Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are...

It's not just being called to the ministry that counts.

It's not just being called to the ministry that counts.

I know the world is hungry for good ministry.

I know the world is hungry for good ministry.

There are congressmen in our congregation, judges, federal reserve governors. And there are also people...

There are congressmen in our congregation, judges, federal reserve governors. And there are also people...

We were growing up in West Virginia. Everybody was poor there in the southern part...

We were growing up in West Virginia. Everybody was poor there in the southern part...

My father was a Presbyterian minister, working among the poor in West Virginia. He had...

My father was a Presbyterian minister, working among the poor in West Virginia. He had...