Jesus invites us into his resurrected life through meals with him as the host. We can practice the resurrection by inviting Jesus to transform our table into his table.

We can practice the resurrection by living baptismal lives—hearing the voice of God and saying yes to him. The waters of baptism are both our entrance and our everyday life in Christ.

Because Jesus is alive, we can live the resurrection now. We may have lost our sense of wonder, but God has not. He delights in filling us with resurrection wonder. Includes a testimony from Erika Solgos.

When Jesus is lifted up on the cross, he draws all people to himself to meet the God who suffers. We have wandered away and been wounded, but God in his plan of love and forgiveness willingly is crucified so that by his wounds we can be healed.

On Palm Sunday, we proclaim that Jesus is king and also recognize that we have turned from him. Though we have all turned from him, he will never turn from us.

"The Savior invites us to come, to move toward him, in his strength and by his spirit, as we endeavor to lay hold of him who first lay hold of us and thereby demonstrate our maturing faith."

The story of the prodigal son is the story of the lost sons. To be found with God is the greatest gift because the gift of the Father is the Father himself.

We all experience rivalry in lives. In the book of Philippians, Paul encourages us to leave behind rivalry and imitate Jesus. Rivalry says, “I want to be better than you,” but imitation says, “I want to be like you.” Instead of grasping for power, Jesus emptied himself and became like us so that we could become like him.

As the apostle Paul reflects on the possibility of his execution, he urges the Philippians toward a Gospel perspective that focuses in life and in death on one thing: knowing Jesus. In his Passion, Jesus shows us the one thing that is the focus of his life: knowing us.

We were made to need food and water, but even more fundamental to our existence is our connection to the Lord. We cannot live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. This Lent, may we know our need for Jesus. May we come to the Bible hungry to read and feed on him, the Living Word.