Forty Days: Temptation, Identity + Mission (Lent Comfort from Mark 1)

 “Jesus was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” Mark 1:13 It’s no surprise that the wilderness is the setting for this story. The 40 years of wilderness wandering of the Israelites is echoed in Jesus’ 40 days of temptation. Forty

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Advent Reflection: Earthy Jesus (Galatians 4)

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children.” Galatians 4:4-5 One personality typing model designates a person as either earth, fire, or water.  Without much