In this series about Jesus as the Bread of Life, it seems important to reflect on this sacred moment we have each week at church.

Over and over again we run into conflict with each other

Jesus promises to be with us when we gather

You cannot predict beforehand the results of a respectful conversation

So many times when we come to the Bible, we find ourselves trying to get a clearer picture of who God is

The Tempter immediately goes after the cornerstone of Jesus’s identity.

this is what it looked like to face down your temptation and to embrace your own belovedness

Jesus faces down the temptation to disconnect from the Father’s love and fix his situation by recalling this verse from the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy

The Tempter invited Jesus to fix a problem

This week we’ll be looking at the first temptation Jesus faced in the wilderness

Jesus tells a parable that gets inverted at the end with the master serving the slaves.

Time to take a break

I’m not supposed to be the end product of my own spiritual life.

Can’t we all identify with being anxious?

If we’re trying to make it on our own, we’re not going to make it.

Isaiah leaves us with a promise that God will bring renewal to the parched places in our life.

The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament says it takes about 750 mustard seeds to make up a gram (0.035 ounces)

In something that could come across as a silly extravagance, Jesus performs his first public miracle by turning water into wine.

We can make a choice to nurture the positive through a practice of gratitude.