The return of temptation is a reminder of what our resistance to temptation is really about. Keeping faith in a life full of hope. And resisting our temptationsLent 2B | Mark 8:31-38 I still get chills when I read this passage. Peter, God love him, can’t stand the idea that …
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A Word: Into the Wild
Mark doesn't tell us what is tempting Jesus in the wilderness. But we know what it is about. Because we know what tempts us. The seduction of temptationLent 1B | Mark 1:9-15 The first Sunday in Lent is always the Temptation in the Wilderness. And when we read Mark’s version, …
A Word: Following through confusion
Sometimes what we see in the world isn't real. Or more precisely, real in the way we imagine it. Because we aren't actually listening. The gospel of listeningEpiphany Last B | Mark 9:2-9 The main character this week doesn’t seem to be Jesus or Peter or a disembodied heavenly voice. The …
