The Gospel passage offered by the lectionary this coming Sunday (Luke 3:7–18) continues the narrative about John the baptiser, who attracted crowds of people to listen to his proclamation of “a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (3:3) and to be dunked into the river in response to that message (3:7, 21). This … Continue reading John the baptiser’s call for ethical, faithful living (Luke 3; Advent 3C)