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Part of what stokes Jakes enthusiasts is the extravagant celebratory bounty of black Pentecostal preaching. "When it comes to rhetoric," says Paige Patterson, a leader in the predominantly white Southern Baptist Convention, "the best Anglo preachers on their best days don't preach as well as a good black preacher on his worst day." Regarding Holy Spirit-soaked Pentecostalism, one might add, More so. With its improvisatory electricity, ornate call-and-response cues and dramatic eruptions of prophesying or speaking in tongues, it is an unrivaled preacher's toolbox. The style is increasingly popular in non-Pentecostal black denominations...
Many congregations found that maintaining a vibrant education and outreach program depended on getting people to come to church in the first place. And that in turn depended on the message delivered each Sunday. "Cultural competition" is part of the challenge, argues Paige Patterson, president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. "People are highly stimulated by entertainment of a thousand different varieties, so if they go to church and are bored or at least not challenged, they're thinking, 'Why go to church...
...heat, where she ran even with Germany’s Heike Meissner around the final turn for third place and then pulled comfortably ahead down the stretch, came as no surprise to those familiar with her victories at Penn Relays and NCAAs, where she passed Texas’ Angel Patterson on the final hurdle, or her final at U.S. Nationals where she beat favored Michelle Johnson down the stretch to earn the third and final spot on the U.S. National Team...
Taylor earned her American bronze in typical dramatic fashion, passing Johnson off the final hurdle to secure the national team berth. She won her Penn Relays and NCAA crowns in similar fashion against Texas’ Angel Patterson...
Johnson, who finished in 56.21 seconds on Saturday, was a considerably more reputable opponent than Patterson. Taylor had not come close to beating Johnson in their two most recent meetings at the national level...