john the baptist

The desert does not care about titles. It does not bow to reputation. Out there by the Jordan, the sand listens better than the crowds ever will. John the Baptist stands ankle deep in river water, leather on his shoulders, fire in his lungs, and he does not flatter religious men who think their...

Matthew 2:13-3:6 The road Matthew lays out from Egypt to the Jordan is not a polished church hallway. It is a dusty trail with danger on one end and repentance on the other. When God warns Joseph to take the child and flee, Joseph does not call a meeting or ask for a second opinion. He gets up...