John the Baptist
-
The message John the Baptist offers is compelling and liberating—but it is frightening to the rich and powerful because they have more to lose.
-
Approaching a second gospel passage about John the Baptist, hold onto the context and what it reveals about his message.
-
The coming of John the Baptist invites us to not only hear his words, but considering the context, recognize how they are for us, too.
-
When John the Baptist appears in Luke, we are treated to the context, the excitement, and the vision of what is now happening.
-
When John the Baptist appears in this week’s gospel, he comes with an overtly political message—one that we can’t really avoid.
-
The voice of revolution, offered by John the Baptist, reminds us not just in the singularity of his voice, but of the need for us to change.