“Does your understanding of the gospel take into account how subversive it is
to institutional power?”
Today we continue to go deeper into the life and message of John the Baptist. We saw last week he was the forerunner of a wide-open message of forgiveness. This week we will see how the two largest institutions of power,
Church and State, react to such a message of liberation. Hint: They don't like it
Let’s jump in behind the trail that John is blazing so that we can see beyond
everything. 
