Emphasis Preaching Journal

During my university days I recall a conversation I had with a fellow student who used to ride the same bus with me. He was a rather cynical fellow whose main ambition seemed to be to get rich and live happily ever after. The conversation got around to what we intended to do after graduation. I mentioned that I was exploring the possibility of studying further at a seminary somewhere with a view to becoming ordained. He looked at me sort of pitifully and then said what a lot of people would say, had they