About John C Holbert

John C Holbert is the Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics Emeritus, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. He has written 11 books,mainly concerned with the intersections between the Hebrew Bible and preaching. He has preached and/or taught in over 1000 churches and conference settings in 45 states and 20 countries.

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Biblical Translation The Peripatetic Preacher

I have been thinking again of the joys and dangers and the... read more

The Power of the Right Story The Peripatetic...

We Christians have just experienced the single most important day of our... read more

Still Teaching Preaching The Peripatetic Preacher

I just this day (April 8, 2021) concluded a Zoom teaching session,... read more

Remembering the Holocaust The Peripatetic Preacher

The Us Congress some time ago established a specific time for US... read more

Secularization and the Rule of God The Peripatetic...

I remain an inveterate reader of a hard-copy newspaper (though my subscription... read more

My Journey to Faith and the Book of...

In what has turned out to be the first installment of this... read more

My Journey of Faith and the Book of...

Because it is Holy Week, that crucial time of year in the... read more

The Lure of the Desert The Peripatetic Preacher

My family moved from Indiana in 1953 to Phoenix, AZ, during those... read more

Dangerous Expectations The Peripatetic Preacher

I have no idea what happened to him, but a portrait he... read more

Here We Go Again! The Peripatetic Preacher (6th...

We saw last week that Phillip aided the Ethiopian eunuch in his... read more

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