Julian Hobdy

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” …

Jesus has just been baptized and was led, BY THE SPIRIT, up to the wilderness. The wilderness is a common theme throughout the Bible. It might be easy to just think about …

The story of Joseph is one of my favorite stories in the bible. There’s a little bit of everything in it–drama, suspense, romance, comedy, and this sweeping undercurrent of a compelling underdog …

The fifth through seventh chapters of Matthew’s gospel continues to fascinate me. Every time I read it, I come away changed in some way. In this, Jesus’ famous “Sermon on the Mount,” …

The past few months have been a challenging time. Between the pandemic and the tragic deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, I must confess, there have been moments, recently, …