What Is This Stuff?

Exodus 16:2-15                                                                       September 24, 2023 The Exodus story moves from one disaster to the next. At the burning bush, God said, “I have heard the cry of my people, and I will save them.”  Now, the freed people are in the wilderness, wondering how to get their next meal. Some rescue! Apparently, the mighty deliverance … Continue reading What Is This Stuff?

Doom-Scrolling in the Wilderness

Exodus 16 - Discovering Manna                                                                   “Doom-scrolling” is now on the new word watchlist for the Marriam-Webster dictionary.  It means “the tendency to continue to surf or scroll {online} through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening, or depressing.”  Welcome to a typical Thursday while I read the news and write my pastoral prayers.  Should I … Continue reading Doom-Scrolling in the Wilderness