I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be able to be at home with that group of people and at home with the desperately poor has been good for me in preparation for…

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I have to confess that there have been some times when I was less than...

I have to confess that there have been some times when I was less than...

I know the world is hungry for good ministry.

I know the world is hungry for good ministry.

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

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