When I was a college student I was tempted by only one other profession than the preaching ministry. That was the practice of law. And I am convinced that God is just as delighted with a Christian lawyer as He is with a Christian pastor. Those poor attorneys! Everybody tells lawyer jokes, including lawyers themselves. And I admire them for that. The only two groups in our society who have the grace and self-confidence to tell funny stories about themselves are attorneys and rednecks. May God bless both groups.

One of the reasons I am glad that God called me to seminary rather than to law school is because of the testing and grading procedure endured by the poor lawyers-to-be. They have only one exam per semester in each course. And if you happen to have a headache that day or did not sleep…