the pulpit
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The congregation laughed when Hartzler was summoned to the pulpit to make an announcement about the young men’s breakfast and Bible study.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Thomas got behind the pulpit for the first time when he was 13.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Defrocked and disgraced, Swaggart clawed his way back to the pulpit, but attendance at his church shrank, his television ministry withered and the Bible college he founded stripped away his name.
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
Reverend Lanier would take great care with his future messages from the pulpit.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
