[Cronos]

passionate and inspired style of preaching retains much of its Pentecostal fervor,

I think we can both learn from each other -- there is a time for impassioned speeches and a time for solemn prayer and reflection. God has a place for the passionate, emotional and the cerebral.

[Tax-chick]

I agree. Non-liturgical preaching, such as during a parish mission or other special event, is a suitable outlet for stem-winding exhortations and emotional fervor.