preaching
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The Bible recounts John the Baptist preaching to a flock around the Jordan River and baptizing Jesus there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
But instead of preaching to the choir, he contends with society’s gray areas, never offering a solution — or even his own opinion — on the difficult topics at hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
On long-distance buses, pastors can often be seen - and heard - preaching the gospel.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Boateng, a 61-year-old pastor at Gospel Light church, has been preaching on commercial vehicles leaving Neoplan station since 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“And somehow preaching became a movement and a movement became a war.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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In 2018, Lori met Chad Daybell — her soon-to-be fifth husband — and quickly took a liking to his extreme apocalyptic and catastrophic preachings.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
He later confessed that if he were a young Black man, he wouldn’t follow his own preachings, according to Mufson’s book.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
In less than two years, Maddon’s freethinking philosophy has elevated him to cult figure status in Chicago, where his Zen-like preachings are emblazoned on T-shirts sold all over the city.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2016
In 1518 he went to study at the University of Paris where it is believed he first came across the preachings of Martin Luther, a German theologian who essentially founded Protestantism.
From BBC ● May 3, 2016
A celebrated German preacher, Cesar of Spiers, had attended his preachings and entered the Order.
From Brother Francis Less than the least by Eileen Douglas
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