redemption. David Jabusch and Stephen Littlejohn write, “The religious overtones of Burke’s terminology remind us of traditional Christianity’s emphasis on sin (tension) and grace, or forgiveness (tension reduction).”22 Since all of Scripture supplies some grace that sinners need, then every sermon can find this movement from problem to resolution. Every sermon can raise tension and resolve it. What is most attractive about using tension as a rhetorical strategy in preaching