sermon
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Printing presses churned out tens of thousands of items—catechisms, sermon collections—all intended to elicit conversions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
On Tuesday, pilgrims prayed atop Mount Arafat, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have delivered his last sermon.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
She had her Christmas Day sermon to write.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, Sunday marked the first time the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally delivered an Easter sermon.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
But Burr’s entire life had been a sermon on the capacity of the sagacious spider to lift himself out of hellish difficulties and spin webs that trapped others.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
His father was a Southern Baptist minister, and his Sunday morning sermons were broadcast on the radio in the afternoons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The pastor possesses the charisma of an American televangelist, with expressions that shift dramatically with the tone of his sermons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
In sermons seen by the BBC, the London ICC - which is the largest - said it was aiming for 400 "disciples" by the end of 2025.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
As with the many sermons he’s given for Friday prayer, he delivered a moving speech that explicitly tied Mamdani’s faith to his politics.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
Now he was dead before his fortieth birthday, a tape recording of one of his last sermons serving as his own funeral oration.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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