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June 9, Ordinary 10B (1 Samuel 8:4–11, (12–15), 16–20, (11:14–15))
Samuel is a good leader, until he isn’t.
June 9, Ordinary 10B (1 Samuel 8:4–11, (12–15), 16–20, (11:14–15))
Samuel is a good leader, until he isn’t.
September 20, 25A (Exodus 16:2-15)
Who gets to complain?
September 20, 25A (Exodus 16:2-15)
Who gets to complain?
The One who promised Moses perpetual presence is apparently someone to be trusted.
The One who promised Moses perpetual presence is apparently someone to be trusted.
The wall my daughter can’t get past
I’ve stopped trying to climb over it or knock it down. Now I just sit there.
by Debie Thomas
The wall my daughter can’t get past
I’ve stopped trying to climb over it or knock it down. Now I just sit there.
by Debie Thomas
Gathering Manna in the Desert, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Art selection by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Gathering Manna in the Desert, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Art selection by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Instead of glorifying the past, what if we treated the present as precious?
Instead of glorifying the past, what if we treated the present as precious?
We all live out our lives in the wilderness.
We all live out our lives in the wilderness.
What is manna? Is it a Hebrew pun on mah hu, or as Everett Fox suggests, “Whaddayacallit”? Is it mountains of sweet insect excrement, as proposed by some scholars, or the stuff of legend?