Moses, wandering in the wilderness around Horeb. What was he doing in the wilderness? Waiting. Wasting time. Making the…

  City/King vs The Wild At first sight, the symbolism of kingship appears to take us into a different environment…

  Elijah – Out of the Wild In 1 Kings 19, Elijah is on the run, fearing for his life,…

Luke11.1-13: “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” John – image of Wilderness shows people where they…

John the Baptist. It is possible to see John the Baptist as a “man of abundance” who dared to believe…

John called people away from their homes into the wild land showing them how God could give them abundant life…

Not a limitation of vision, but of strategy.   Difference between John and Jesus Baptism was John’s means of making…

  Jesus as Master of the Wild Mark delineates Jesus’ emergence in three crisp, telling strokes. Jesus is baptised by…

  (nomad routes, established camps, rhythm of return – emphasis of their life (focus – dominant image, story) is movement,…

Stories are linked by context, content and process. John is a leader, teacher and master in his own right. Jesus…