{"id":25463,"date":"2021-08-16T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/podcasts\/series\/preaching-as-human-exercise-centered-in-christ\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T14:54:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:54:00","slug":"preaching-as-human-exercise-centered-in-christ","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/podcasts\/monday-morning-preacher\/preaching-as-human-exercise-centered-in-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Preaching as a Human Exercise Centered in Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is preaching? 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