The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 3 in Year C is Luke 3.7–17, and it follows closely on from last week's reading; verse begins 'He therefore said to the crowds...' which some English ...
History knows him as John the Baptist – a fisher of men, a voice in the wilderness, the baptizer of Jesus, and a pillar of ...
Why do the crowds come to John when he has such a challenging message? How is talking of the ‘wrath to come’ good news? And ...