Episode Details

We sit with the disturbing detail that Herod likes listening to John the Baptist while still refusing to live the truth. We contrast Herod’s public power with John’s inner freedom and ask what it looks like to choose courage when everyone is watching. 
• Herod’s fascination with truth without conversion 
• The Church’s feast of John’s martyrdom and why it matters 
• John’s life of pointing to Jesus and embracing decrease 
• John’s physical chains versus Herod’s spiritual captivity 
• The haunting motive “because of the guests” and the cost of approval 
• The modern “banquet moment” where doing right costs something 
• The kingdom of God redefining power as interior freedom

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