the pulpit
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Jin’s path to the pulpit was forged in the aftermath of a different crackdown: Tiananmen Square.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
On a Saturday evening in 1838, a young Illinois state legislator ascended the pulpit of his hometown Baptist church to deliver a lecture before the Springfield Young Men’s Lyceum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
Uncertain that his ministry could withstand such a long break, Swaggart gave it three months and returned to the pulpit, preaching under the auspices of the Jimmy Swaggart Bible College.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025
He is highly visible in his community, whether in the home of a parishioner or before his large and loud congregation in the pulpit on a Sunday.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025
She marched deliberately into the church, walked “with the air of a queen” up the aisle, and sat on the steps to the pulpit.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
