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While comedian Stephen Colbert was remarkably prescient some years ago when he introduced the word truthiness to our vocabulary, it was presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway who told us that there are alternative facts abroad in the land. Rarely has such an offhand comment so captured the imagination while also aptly summarizing the spirit of the age. The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said that while everyone is entitled to his (or her) opinion they are not entitled to their own facts. Until now.Good preaching has always been a challenge, a combination of exegesis, insight and craft in witness to the Gospel and in service of the Church. Cultural forces, in particular the proliferation of media outlets and the explosion of available entertainment sources, have only made the challenge greater. And that was when most agreed on a common set of facts. Those days are now past and gone, and preachers may be forgiven if at times it feels as if the task is The pulpit is like a tightrope, stretched between red and blue, Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals. And there is no net. I read the Beatitudes last Sunday and the tension in the church was palpable. Who knew Ble

Author

Brosend, William F. (William Frank), 1954-

Publisher

Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781501870248

Subjects

Christian, Religion