as in to evangelize
to deliver a sermon
a minister who loves to preach
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Read: What The Young Pope preached about love Conclave is by no means the first project to use Vatican City as a paradoxical backdrop.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
But Rogan, who hosts what remains the biggest podcast in the world, has always preached the notion of open dialogue.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In the video, a couple of men are going door-to-door preaching the Book of Mormon, but they’re left with their jaws on the floor when greeted by a woman in lingerie.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Your audience is here to listen and learn, not to be preached to.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
But Rogan, who hosts what remains the biggest podcast in the world, has always preached the notion of open dialogue.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In the video, a couple of men are going door-to-door preaching the Book of Mormon, but they’re left with their jaws on the floor when greeted by a woman in lingerie.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Your audience is here to listen and learn, not to be preached to.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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