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The Peripatetic Preacher

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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Christian Communism? The Peripatetic Preacher (2nd Sunday of...

Post-Easter, the lectionary always turns to the Book of Acts in lieu... read more


Easter Day The Peripatetic Preacher (Easter Sunday April...

Some two decades ago, I was asked to serve as the interim... read more


A Servant of God The Peripatetic Preacher (6th...

You know that Easter is on the near horizon when texts from... read more


"Out of a Job" The Peripatetic Preacher (5th...

Today’s text from Jeremiah is certainly one of the most famous of... read more


Very Slithery Snakes The Peripatetic Preacher (4th Sunday...

I have a confession to make. I understand confession is good for... read more


The Emptiness of a Lie The Peripatetic Preacher...

One of the Sundays in Lent is often given over to an... read more


Hypocrisy The Peripatetic Preacher

I have been struck, as I have observed the political landscape of... read more


What Sort of God? The Peripatetic Preacher (2nd...

If one is reading straight through the book of Genesis, arriving at... read more


In God We Trust The Peripatetic Preacher

I am easily old enough to remember 1956. I was ten years... read more


Grandparenthood The Peripatetic Preacher

And now, as Monty Python used to intone, for something completely different.... read more



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