First-year bishop: Dispatch from Birmingham
On my last Sunday in Duke Chapel, after I’d preached to a full church and received a standing ovation after my sermon, a sophomore came up to me and said, “Thanks for abandoning us. What am I supposed to do for spiritual guidance now?”
I told him that God was calling me to a new ministry in Alabama and that whoever replaced me would be great.
“Say,” the student continued, “are you going to be doing much preaching in your new job?”
“Sure will,” I reassured him. “I’ll be preaching two or three times every Sunday.”