It’s hard to say which is more offensive to our ideas of getting ready for the holidays: Advent or John the Baptist. They both ruin the Western Christmas spirit. But even if your manger scene at home has the baby Jesus lying with hands raised up towards you, with a smile, there is no way to get rid of the insubordinate figure of John the Baptist announcing the coming wrath with the arrival of this beautiful baby. What are we going to do with this embarrassing guy? Pastor Joe has some ideas.