Staying Focused on Jesus Amid Challenges

The Transfiguration is weird. It’s strange. Think about it: Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain. As He stands there before them, His face begins to shine as bright as the sun. His clothes become dazzling white. Moses and Elijah appear. A bright cloud overshadows them. The Father’s voice speaks, taking us…

Live Like We Belong to Heaven

There’s something powerful about knowing where you belong. I remember the very first time that I went to Rome. I was in seminary and was traveling with a group of my closest friends. The second we walked into the arms of the portico that surrounds St. Peter’s Square, I instantly knew that I was home.…