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Alyce M. McKenzie

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Theory and Practice of Preaching, Wisdom Literature, Preaching on Controversial Issues, Creative Writing Strategies for Sermons

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The Rev. Dr. Alyce M. McKenzie is the George W. and Nell Ayers Le Van Professor of Preaching and Worship at Perkins School of Theology. Ordained as an elder in the United Methodist Church in 1981, Dr. McKenzie is a member of the North Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. She grew up in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and experienced a call to ministry in high school. She majored in religion at Bryn Mawr College near Philadelphia and then headed to Duke Divinity School to study for the ministry.

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When the three-in-one names we recite are "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit," we can face the worst life can dish up. Read More »

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