preaching

"Give[s] readers a...glimpse into the boyhood of Civil Rights leader John Lewis. John wants to be a preacher when he grows up--a leader whose words stir hearts to change, minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. Includes an author's note about John Lewis, who grew up to be a member of the Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrator on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and is now a Georgia congressman"--Provided by publisher.

Offers practical guidance on how to discern a genuine crisis, biblical precedents for different kinds of crises to be addressed, and sample sermons.

Echlin's writes that a priest is first and foremost a preacher.

A critical study of the sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., exploring his formation in the African-Baptist church where he learned to preach and discussing his use of the Bible as authority for his civil rights activities.

After his release from the army at age twenty-two, Hazel Motes of Eastrod, Tennessee comes to a Southern city where he falls under the spell of Asa Hawks, a blind street preacher who is led around by his daughter, Sabbath Lily.