The Universal Experiences of Preachers
If C.S. Lewis is right, all preachers should share a connection as servants of the Word. For it was Lewis who expressed the nature of friendship when he said something like this, “Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” This is the heartening moment of discovering that you’re not on your own. And preachers have more than a few shared experiences. As someone privileged to serve in pulpit ministry for twenty years now, I’ve had countless conversations with colleagues at church meetings, conferences, and social...
