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True Abundance
The return of temptation is a reminder of what our resistance to temptation is really about. Keeping faith in a life full of hope.
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The real temptation
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
When Jesus says to Peter “Get behind me, Satan!” he’s resisting temptation; which means something Peter said tempts him.
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Not the Worst News
The thing about Jesus’s rebuke of Peter is that we don’t see it coming. But we should. We’re often in Peter’s shoes.
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Satan As a Swear Word
There is such power in this rebuke that it shatters our focus on the moment. Like when a trusted authority uses a swear word.
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Condemning Our Fear of Silence
In the first Passion prediction in Mark 8:31-38, Peter speaks when he should be listening, revealing how important it is to listen — because we’re likely to get the mission of Jesus wrong. We are so bothered by silence, we struggle to hear Jesus Lent 2B | Mark 8:31-38 This story of Jesus is one…