


The Power of a Time-Out
Imagine the relief Moses felt when he heard these words, And the Lord relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people. Exodus 32:14 Just a few verses earlier, God was ready to destroy the entire Israelite nation. Their worship of a golden calf...
The Messiness of True Worship
I knew this would get difficult. How could I forget? So many verses in the Old Testament cause me to cringe. And today’s reading includes some of them. I’d love to stop reading. Change the subject. Talk about a sunrise or the coming of spring. But here I...
Even God Needs Help
As the Israelites moved from one camp site to the next, they followed a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. God’s presence was always out before them, leading the way. When the pillar moved, the mass of several hundred thousand people packed up...