as in evangelized
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Martin Luther often preached in the city church, and the city became the birthplace of the German Enlightenment, home to writer-philosophers Goethe and Schiller, and the namesake of the Weimar Republic.
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Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
The two men’s paths had first crossed in Detroit, where Fard Muhammad was a street peddler of silk goods who also preached a self-help faith.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Some preached the benefits of more natural coffee bean cultivation in Africa — where the beans can grow alongside other plants and wildlife — while others advocated for the protection of whales, as the animal plays a vital role in ocean biodiversity.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Ebenezer Baptist Church’s historic chapel has been carefully restored to evoke the 1960s, when King preached there.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2024
Thank you to our fans who preached the gospel from the start.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The positively and belief in God's goodness and accessibility preached by 19th-century Spiritualists is at the core of the teachings of much New Age spirituality today — and helps explain its enduring popularity.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
The 49ers have preached patience for his comeback both from a physical and mental standpoint.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
In works new and old, glaciers melt, buildings go down the drain, and visitors are preached at relentlessly.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
The two men’s paths had first crossed in Detroit, where Fard Muhammad was a street peddler of silk goods who also preached a self-help faith.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
Some preached the benefits of more natural coffee bean cultivation in Africa — where the beans can grow alongside other plants and wildlife — while others advocated for the protection of whales, as the animal plays a vital role in ocean biodiversity.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Ebenezer Baptist Church’s historic chapel has been carefully restored to evoke the 1960s, when King preached there.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2024
Thank you to our fans who preached the gospel from the start.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The positively and belief in God's goodness and accessibility preached by 19th-century Spiritualists is at the core of the teachings of much New Age spirituality today — and helps explain its enduring popularity.
—Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made By History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
The 49ers have preached patience for his comeback both from a physical and mental standpoint.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
In works new and old, glaciers melt, buildings go down the drain, and visitors are preached at relentlessly.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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