Second Sunday after the Epiphany (Year 1, NL)

I am struck by how Christ’s desert experience relies on inner convictions resisting an external voice.

This is Jesus’ story, after all, and not ours. Unless it is.

We can’t give up on the kingdom of God.

Remembering the past enlightens our understanding of the present. We have been here before.

God chooses to draw near—and to draw us out of ourselves.

For now, anyway. After our discernment together, I consider this a success.

Many professions require testing—including Son of God.

If God is our salvation and stronghold, why are we just as vulnerable as anyone else?

While struggling with this question as a church songwriter, I came up with six guidelines.

The psalter’s wisdom, illuminated from five perspectives

In lieu of giving up social media, adding a "Finsta" account could be a spiritual practice for Lent.

The devil is testing Jesus. Jesus is also testing the devil.

Why do we give Matthew 4:23 short shrift?

Jesus’ call is less about what we leave behind than our eager response to follow him as everyday people.

Lent invites us to pay attention to our hunger.

We don't need arguments from the pulpit. We need living water.

“No evil shall befall us,” said St. Anthony in the desert, preachers during the Rwandan genocide, and Americans after 9/11.