For 40 years in the wilderness God provided daily bread for the children of Israel, but they still came up short in their struggle to trust their future to God. In Mark, we are given the impression ...

Cambridge, MA. On this first Sunday of Lent, February 26, we heard a remarkably brief version of Jesus’ time in the desert: “And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.

Finally, Jesus was tempted to bend his knee to the Devil. In the wilderness—and throughout the whole Old Testament, for that matter—Israel betrayed her covenant God by worshiping an object of ...

Living Is Satan on God's payroll? Vanderbilt historian chats about Jesus and Satan Published: Apr. 15, 2016, 6:00 p.m.

Jesus towers over any film he’s in, whether he’s wandering alone in the wilderness, dirty and tired and probably smelling bad, or arguing with the devil, or hanging out with a family around ...

Now we read how Jesus aced the devil’s test: "Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

Ewan McGregor plays Jesus and Satan in this hushed, austere and stirringly beautiful drama from writer-director Rodrigo Garcia. Certain to elicit the full range of reactions from the faithful and ...