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Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson Statement about Preaching

“A voice says, ‘Cry out!’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’” That daunting exchange from the prophet Isaiah (40:6) has stayed with me since we read it in Advent. I have carried that question as Martin Luther reframed it, “What shall I preach?” and added, “What shall we preach as we live at the intersection of fear and hope?"... Read the full statement (Feb. 11 entry)

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