BY WAY OF THE WATER "The coming of God is truly not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for everyone who has a conscience." —Dietrich Bonnhoefer "John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins" —Mark 1:4 Image: "John the Baptist" by Todd Pick, 2016. COME HOME, COME HOME Todd Pick, 2017. He's out on the margins, standing on streams In peripheral places, words echoing on wind Crying out, calling f