After Jesus was baptized, he journeyed into the wilderness for forty days and was tempted by the Devil. Turning stones into bread, bowing to Satan, and putting God to the test were the three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Childlike Faith Finding Rest In Jesus Image created by DX In the last summers of my life, I hope to frolic between haystacks in ...

The Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent is always the Temptations of Christ in the desert, taken consecutively each year during the three year cycle of readings (Lectionary) from each of the three ...

In both Luke’s and Matthew’s Gospels, Jesus begins his public life with a retreat into the desert. In the Judaic tradition, the desert is the place where one encounters God. Jesus goes into the desert ...

Christians must deny the urge to posture, which comes from a place of insecurity. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. For a long time, I have feared that my fellow ...

This Gospel lesson is intended to give us hope and encouragement in the face of evil, temptation and sin. The Scripture commentators remind us when we reflect on this Gospel lesson that all the words ...

We hear the Gospel on Sundays, but it is worth reflecting on it throughout our week. Here are a few random thoughts on last week’s Gospel. The First Sunday of Lent always focuses on Jesus’ temptation ...

This required Jesus understanding the nature of each temptation and it required Jesus knowing the right passage to use in response. We know this proved to be an effective strategy because the end of ...

It is the season of Lent and, traditionally, it is a time when we reflect on our own shortcomings and focus on spiritual growth. Around the 10th century, Lent became linked with Jesus spending 40y ...