Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 I find that I am simply captivated by the scene painted for us in Numbers today: The faulty memory of the Israelites weeping over all they left behind in Egypt: the fish which came free, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, and the garlic. And their weeping complaint that now ‘there …
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Meat (and Potatoes)
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 The story painted in Numbers this week is a vivid one. Indeed, it hits awfully close to home for anyone, anywhere who has ever tried to lead. I find myself especially struck today by Moses’ cry to God, for by now the burden of leadership has become profound — so heavy, …