Topics: John the Baptist

The Priest Who Became a Messenger

This post is an excerpt from a book on John the Baptist being published in 2020. The message of Malachi summarized John’s life and message:  The priesthood had become compromised and politicized.  Priests were to be God’s messengers, but the priesthood had failed and therefore not instructed the people in

Calling and Assignment

This post is an excerpt from a book on John the Baptist being published in 2020. We have a lot of confusion in the area of calling vs. assignment. We often use the word “calling” to refer to our ministry assignments or our vocation, but these are temporary tasks God has assigned to us.