the pulpit
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Suddenly the lines about needing a hermit in the woods as much as a preacher in the pulpit came so much more alive from the endless horizon atop a watchtower.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026
The Prince of Wales gave a Bible reading from the pulpit.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
On a Saturday evening in 1838, a young Illinois state legislator ascended the pulpit of his hometown Baptist church to deliver a lecture before the Springfield Young Men’s Lyceum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
Railroad magnate and speculator Jay Gould was dubbed “the Mephistopheles of Wall Street” by ministers on the pulpit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
“I want to begin by thanking each of you for being here,” she finally said, her hands softly gripping the sides of the pulpit, the muscles in her upper arms flexing.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
