The thing about temptation is: it’s quite tempting.
Which actually, given the way I tend to think about temptation, is a bit of a surprise.
It was a hot summer’s day back in 2018. An empty water bottle sat on the desk in front of me, its contents were now dripping down my brow and back as sweat.
We are made in the image of God. What’s more, we are made in the image of the Triune God, the plural God who says, “let us make humankind in our image,” the one God who “created humankind in his image.”
What happens when God acts?
I remember saying Grace in nursery school and having to close our eyes.
It is often said that the gospels are like necklaces of pearls. Each pearl is an element of the life or teaching of Jesus of Nazareth, and the thread is the evangelist’s writing. The evangelist has many elements of great value, given as a gift, and arranges them into a beautiful gift of their own for us.