Drew Downs
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The real temptation
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3 min read
Stories of Jesus’s temptation are great opportunities for us to examine what tempts us. It goes much deeper than we usually think.
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Tempted Again—for Lent 2B
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2 min read
When Jesus says to Peter “Get behind me, Satan!” he’s resisting temptation; which means something Peter said tempts him.
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The great tension at the heart of Lent
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1 min read
What is going on for many of us in Lent is being told that we need self-control and then reading why control is a problem.
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Between the First and Second Sunday of Lent (Year B)
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7 min read
As Jesus offers his first Passion prediction, he does so knowing that the disciples are afraid to know what it is that they already know.
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Into the Wild
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7 min read
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.
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At the root of all temptation
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6 min read
When we address the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness in the midst of church, do we dare confront what is at the root of it all?