by jakeowensby | Feb 24, 2023 | 1 Lent, Matthew 4:1-11
It’s not like me. Honestly. But I confess that I binge-watched the entire first season of The Good Place when it first hit Netflix a few years back. Friends had been assuring me that I would love it. One of the main characters is an ethicist, and I used to...
by jakeowensby | Mar 4, 2022 | Luke 4:1-13
The heart wants what the heart wants. And what the heart wants is something that will make us know that we are loved right down to our toes. People tell me this all the time, even if not in so many words. One morning a young woman called me up. On the phone she said...
by jakeowensby | Mar 3, 2017 | 1 Lent A, Matthew 4:1-11, Uncategorized
Like lots of adolescent boys, I dreamed alternately of being an Olympic athlete or a rock star. I imagined leaning into the tape at the finish line or laying down riffs in a packed auditorium. Not a single one of these fantasies included hours upon hours of grueling,...
