by nuc | Oct 1, 2025 | News
Exodus 16:1–18 The wilderness was not easy. The Israelites were hungry, uncertain, and afraid. Their memories of Egypt – even with all its pain – started to look better than the unknown future they faced. And so they grumbled. God’s response was not anger,...
by nuc | Sep 29, 2025 | News
Exodus 16:1–18 When the Israelites found themselves in the wilderness, their first instinct was to look back. “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in Egypt. At least there we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread.” Scarcity spoke louder than memory,...
by nuc | Sep 24, 2025 | News
Exodus 2:23–25; 3:1–15; 4:10–17 Moses wasn’t in a temple or a sanctuary when God called to him. He wasn’t at a festival or feast day, surrounded by prayers and hymns. He was out in the wilderness, tending sheep. Ordinary work. Ordinary ground. But then, in the middle...
by nuc | Sep 22, 2025 | News
Exodus 2:23–25; 3:1–15; 4:10–17 The story of Moses begins with a God who listens. The Israelites groaned under the weight of their suffering, and the text says, “God heard their cry … God knew their pain.” Before the burning bush, before the call to lead, there is...
by nuc | Sep 17, 2025 | News
Genesis 27:1–4, 15–23; 28:10–17 The story of Jacob and Esau is messy. Jacob tricks his blind father into giving him the blessing meant for his brother. Rebekah plots behind the scenes. Esau is left betrayed and angry. This is a family torn apart by favoritism,...
