Striving to win and to test limits, athletes have been in the news lately for risking the use of illegal drugs in this effort. For others, the opposite is the case: failing to act decisively when we perceive a threat or danger. So, in this issue of The Immediate Word, Chris Ewing explores both the limits ("only human") and the freedom ("fully human") set for the first man and woman in the Old Testament Reading for today. Chris reflects also on the story of Jesus' temptation and on the Second Reading assigned in the lectionary for February 13.