Emphasis Preaching Journal
Following Jesus
Commentary
Thomas Long told about the examination of ministerial candidates in a North Carolina presbytery. One elderly minister always kept quiet through the bulk of the ordeals, according to Long, and then invariably asked the same final set of questions just at the close of each examination.
“Look out that window,” he would order the candidates. “Tell me when you see someone walking out there.” So they did. When someone walked by he would say, “Now, describe that person to me theologically.”
“Look out that window,” he would order the candidates. “Tell me when you see someone walking out there.” So they did. When someone walked by he would say, “Now, describe that person to me theologically.”
