{"product_id":"john-the-baptizer-discovery-series-booklet","title":"John The Baptizer (Discovery Series Booklet)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt was John's role not only to prepare the way of the King but also to prepare the people who would be the recipients of the King's message. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvocative. Outrageous. Nonconformist.  John didn't get high marks from many of the social and religious leaders of his day.  Yet Jesus referred to him as a model of greatness.  Why?  And what can we learn from someone whose life was shaped by the barrenness of the Judean wilderness but also by his role as the forerunner of the Messiah?  In this booklet, Bill Crowder helps us find the timeless significance of this \"voice crying in the wilderness.\"  Now, as much as in the past, significance is found not by following the crowd but by hearing the call to a new kind of greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Crowder\u003c\/strong\u003e joined the Our Daily Bread Ministries staff in 2001 after more than 20 years in the pastorate stretching from West Virginia to southern California to west Michigan. Over the years, Bill has spent much of his time in a Bible-conference ministry around the world, serving ODBM offices and their outreach to their local communities. Bill is a contributing writer for the Our Daily Bread devotional and has written many Bible study booklets for ODBM’s Discovery Series. He has also published a number of books with ODB Publishing, the latest being Wisdom for our Worries and Gospel on the Mountains. Bill also serves as a co-host with Mart DeHaan, Elisa Morgan, and Daniel Ryan Day on the “Discover the Word” podcast and daily radio program, heard throughout the U.S. and on more than 20 stations in Canada. On the personal front, Bill is now semi-retired and, with his wife, Marlene, lives in North Carolina. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36778161373336,"sku":"Q0725","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0495\/5907\/7016\/files\/Screenshot2025-06-26090513.png?v=1750943832","url":"https:\/\/odbpublishing.ca\/products\/john-the-baptizer-discovery-series-booklet","provider":"Our Daily Bread Publishing Canada","version":"1.0","type":"link"}