the wilderness has closed in on them” (Exod. 14:3). In other words, there’s no easy escape from wild places. When John the Baptist’s words reverberated in the heads of his followers, they must have ...

Billions of Christians around the world are observing Good Friday on April 18, and many churches will hold a devotion called Stations of the Cross.

“In a way, I love my role because I am like John the Baptist — a voice crying in the wilderness, preparing the way for you,” Dr Pipim remarked. The well-attended lecture, themed ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness, telling people to repent their sins to be baptised as a sign of their repentance. They needed to prepare for a greater person coming after him.

who had talked of a messenger – “A voice of one calling in the wilderness” - who God would send to prepare the way for the coming of the promised Messiah. This messenger is John the Baptist ...