One of the most important questions we can ask and answer is: "where are we heading?" Jesus orients his disciples to the day of his return. He teaches us readiness.

The answer to greed, worry, and fear is not technique or will-power. It's an inside-out heart change that only Jesus can provide.

Jesus calls us to pay attention to our interior lives. This calling is essential in every age, but more than ever today.

The gospel is an announcement of Jesus' victory and rule. So there is no neutral ground: we are either embracing the news or evading it. Jesus is urgently challenging us to join him today.

Apprenticeship with Jesus begins with this question: "Jesus, teach us to pray."

In this world of same old same old, we expect and extend surprise (because the good news of Jesus is the truest surprise of all).

We are taking a brief break from Luke in order to focus on the practices and priorities of Hope. What we could call our Hope habits.