Imagine if John the Baptist appeared across the road from your favorite coffee stop, and crossed the street each morning to chat—applying his ancient words to your twenty-first- century life today. That’s exactly what author King Schoenfeld has done in this current and enlightening booklet of brief daily devotions. As Christmas nears (and John’s message begins to ruffle feathers), our hearts are strangely prepared to meet not only the Christ … but to meet the challenges of living the Christian life in the world immediately around us.