Technologizing of the Word, linguist Walter Ong states that language allows humans to voice experiences in concrete terms, to enflesh experience in sensory imagery.7 Each of the preachers described above attempted to express his or her theology and textual understanding, and to address a faith issue in the context of a classroom of diverse listeners. It is important to understand that what works in one situation will fail miserably in another if one is unaware of the dynamics of language. Language
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