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The first ministers were the twelve disciples. There is no evidence that Jesus chose them because they are brighter or nicer than other people. Their sole qualification seems to have been their initial willingness to rise to their feet when Jesus said, Follow me.

Frederick Buechner

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Frederick Buechner
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: July 11
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