preaching
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“Now, I’ve got to show them what I’ve been preaching to them since they were born.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“The pope continues on his path, in the sense of preaching the gospel,” Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
"If someone wants to criticise me for preaching the Gospel... I hope simply to be listened to because of the value of God's words."
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
These men aren’t preaching Jesus Christ’s gospel of self-sacrifice and humility.
From Salon ● May 4, 2026
“I haven’t heard tell of anything missing in town since last spring. Not a single chicken, all this time. I suppose you’ve been preaching right.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Iranian diplomats for years have pointed to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s preachings as a binding fatwa, or religious edict, that Iran wouldn’t seek an atomic bomb.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Teal Swan claims she's not a cult leader, but a quick look at the spiritual teacher's controversial preachings and large-scale following raises questions.
From Salon ● May 19, 2022
Imam Doudi and his lawyer insist that many of his preachings are merely stock phrases taken directly from Islam’s sacred texts and are not meant to be taken literally.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2018
Hamilton's preachings soon came to the attention of the Archbishop of St Andrews and the university's chancellor James Beaton who ordered the inquiry which led to his trial and execution.
From BBC ● May 3, 2016
The wife of Bath in the original says, that she attended vigils, processions, preachings, miracle-plays, and marriages, besides making pilgrimages, but "stations" are not included in her list.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander
