Testing Power

Stori and Marshall talk about Matthew 4:1-11 - The Temptation of Christ. This very influential text talks about the beginning of Jesus’s public ministry when he is drawn out into the wilderness and tempted by the devil. Stori and Marshall talk about the angle of the temptations that are offered to Jesus and how they relate to power. They discuss how power is wielded and Stori shares how she tests whether a call to power has evil roots or not. They also encourage us to note the end of the passage where Jesus is tended to by the angels after his face off with the devil and take time for care and celebration after difficult encounters. 

• Stori Long is a Pastor and Social Media Organizer at Storyline Community in Milwaukie, Oregon.
• Marshall Wattman-Turner is a Pastor at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Milwaukie, Oregon.