Rich insights...as always. My more flippant take from years past was that John was not the first preacher to lose his head over the marriage/divorce/remarriage issue. Just sayin' ...
“This story is a reality check, a sobering reminder that while the goal of those seated with Herod is to move closer to the head of the table, God's faithful prophet, whose death foreshadows Christ's death on the cross, ends up being the head AT the table. Sometimes faithfulness to God, faithfulness to the truth, faithfulness to the gospel requires great sacrifice.“
Not at all sure if you intended for us to have a political take away from this, but I certainly did.... Nikki Haley, Liz Cheney, Chris Christie...just sayin'...
I enjoyed reading your post Wade. Thank you for sharing!
Rich insights...as always. My more flippant take from years past was that John was not the first preacher to lose his head over the marriage/divorce/remarriage issue. Just sayin' ...
This paragraph:
“This story is a reality check, a sobering reminder that while the goal of those seated with Herod is to move closer to the head of the table, God's faithful prophet, whose death foreshadows Christ's death on the cross, ends up being the head AT the table. Sometimes faithfulness to God, faithfulness to the truth, faithfulness to the gospel requires great sacrifice.“
Is perfectly stated and powerfully poignant.
Thank you, Wade.
Not at all sure if you intended for us to have a political take away from this, but I certainly did.... Nikki Haley, Liz Cheney, Chris Christie...just sayin'...