I have been preaching since I was 12 years old, and a bit of quick math tells me that, at 47 years old, that makes for 35 years. This is to say, that, I have been around preachers for a very long time.
Perhaps it is because of the stress of the ministry, but my take is that preachers can and often are some of the (to quote the Southern colloquialism) squirreliest people around.
Here, for your enjoyment (and your prayer list) are some of my observations on preachers.
1. Many preachers do an amazing job of studying, preparing and presenting accurate, solid, well thought out biblical messages. Others twist the Bible so badly that it appears to be doing extreme yoga, minus the stretchy pants.
2. A preacher is a person with the very difficult task of standing in front of people all the time and talking while everyone else listens, being heard and being seen, while being tasked with not having people notice him, but instead having everyone notice the One of whom he is speaking, whom they cannot see with their eyes or hear with their ears.