A prominent child of privilege had glaring personal weaknesses. He was overly image conscious, and he constantly got in trouble for indulging his hedonistic sexual desires.
On paper, he followed God. In practice, he did nothing of the sort.
Many of the people ignored his personal transgressions. But a well-known preacher called him out, at great personal cost.
Headlines and History Books
This story sounds like it’s ripped from the headlines. In fact, it’s ripped from the history books. This is the story of Herod Antipas and his chief critic, John the Baptist.
Nathaniel D. Williams 