Word: sermonizer
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...month into the school year, Zilman and Hrnicek invited Meagher to join them at a church service. He agreed and says he found the congregation to be an energetic (and young) community. The preacher that day spoke out against the church’s critics. Meagher summarizes the sermon: “They’re not a cult. They will be heard. They will not be held down by those who are afraid of their true message.” At one point, Hrnicek pulled Meagher on stage and introduced him to the whole audience. “He?...
...lively song opens the service, prompting more hugs, then a young man in a crisp suit takes the podium and the spotlight. With the booming voice of a sportscaster, the affability of a talk show host and the charisma of a football coach, he delivers an informal yet eloquent sermon. Plucking biblical passages here and there, he urges the assembly to overcome temptation with the help of the Good Book, occasionally interjecting a relevant personal anecdote about his wife, his children or a recent trip to the gym. The audience members, who have all brought with them a personal copy...
...Indiana and Maryland fans, Easter Sunday was for prayer. As Pastor Michael Youssef of the 4,000-member Church of the Apostles noted in his morning sermon, "We have so many visitors today I'm thankful the Final Four brought us so many people." To which those lucky enough to be in attendance can only say, "Amen...
Roman Catholicism has never been a democratic faith. But in an impassioned sermon two weeks ago, Monsignor Clement Connolly, of the Holy Family parish in South Pasadena, Calif., which isn't involved in any of the allegations, challenged authorities to open the church's heart and mind to unprecedented dialogue. "We don't have an instrument in place," he told TIME, "but I think if we talk with the people and listen to the people and share with the people, the instrument will emerge...
...Ocean, a series of rundown living spaces and weathered portraits, hit you with such brutal honesty that it becomes impossible to look with pity upon the determined little girl or the bright-eyed old woman pictured within the thin black frames. These artists may be preaching an age-old sermon, but somehow the art itself moves beyond the plea, “These people need your help...