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“Then the Evil One said to him, ‘If you’re the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written “The Divine Messengers will be commanded to lift you up so you won’t even stub your toe on a stone”‘”… Read moreWild Places: Spectacle

“Then, having come to him, the Tempter said, ‘If you’re the Son of God, speak so that these stones become bread’” (Matthew 4.3). “Jesus said to them, ‘There’s no need for them to go away. You feed them’” (Matthew 14.16)…. Read moreIn the Wild Place: Bread

“Peter said to him, ‘Even if I have to die with you, I won’t disown you.’ And all the disciples said the same” (Matthew 26.35). After sundown, after midnight they came for him. Guards armed like they were about to… Read moreWhen asked the questions

“Moses said to the people, ‘Don’t be afraid. Stand firm. You will see how the Holy One rescues you this very day. Those Egyptians you’ll see today, you will never see again’” (Exodus 14.13). Here’s how I picture it: folks… Read moreStand. Do not fear.

“So Pharaoh said to his people, ‘Look, these sons of Israel are many and mightier than us. Come now, let’s plan carefully how to deal with them; otherwise, when war comes they’ll join up with those we hate and escape… Read moreHow we’ll deal with them

“Jesus replied by saying, ‘In the evening you say, “Good weather coming, sky’s red.” But in the morning, “Stormy weather today, sky’s red and gloomy.” You know how to read the sky but not the signs of the times’” (Matthew… Read moreRed Sky

“Listen now to this, you who sit in luxurious security saying, ‘I, I will never live as a widow nor one bereaved,’ these two things will come to you, in a moment, a day: widowhood and bereavement will fall greatly… Read moreBereaved and Widowed

“Then God opened her eyes to see a well with water, and Hagar went, filled the canteen, and gave some to the young man” (Genesis 21:19). It’s a very bad turn of events. Hagar, who as far as we can… Read moreOne Who Sees

I’d intended to take the remainder of 2024 away from here. It’d been an exhausting year by July—the loss of a dear family friend, both mothers taking bad falls, just to name two—and little did I know what the latter… Read moreReturn

“But I will not fear even though the earth trembles, and mountains tip into the midst of the sea” (Psalm 46.2). In the Mouth of Madness is a 1994 horror film written by Michael De Luca and directed by John… Read moreReality is not what it used to be