Jesus didn’t just talk about fulfilling the Law and the Prophets. Jesus perfectly walked in step with God’s Law for all of us who can’t. Jesus didn’t just talk about going to the cross. Jesus walked to the cross. Jesus didn’t just talk about rising from the dead. Jesus walked out of the grave. Jesus didn’t just talk about sending the Holy Spirit. Jesus walked up into heaven and sent the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. The early church didn’t just talk about following Jesus. They actually...

What’s your favorite season? For me, it’s always been spring. There’s something about it, hope seems to rise with the temperature. Even here in the desert, where life can feel dry and hidden, spring surprises you. Wildflowers bloom along the roadside. Yellow and purple burst out of the ground near towering saguaros. It’s stunning. Like the desert is whispering, life was here all along. Those wildflowers feel like a glimpse back to the first garden and maybe even a glimpse of what Mary...

Holy Week is here. Palm branches wave hosanna come to save, misunderstood Messiah turned tables move by ya, cursing the fruitless fig authority questioned big. Be the son who obeys not the tenants who destroy divide and kill the Master’s servants and Son. Holy week is here. Nothing is more important than the Wedding Feast, come and celebrate dressed appropriately. Give to Caesar Caesar’s, give to God God’s. The resurrection is coming, all relationships changed for good, with the God of the...