INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPEN QUESTIONSThey say that in the US, the number one shared fear is public speaking, followed by death, heights, bugs and insects, and dr...  Read More

Day 20 – Dry GroundJoshua 3:14-16. So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them. It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river’s edge, the water above that point began backing up a great distance aw...  Read More

Day 19 – Purify YourselvesJoshua 3:1-5  Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing. Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp, giving these instructions to the people: “When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD your God, move out from...  Read More

Day 18 – ReadyJoshua 1:10-2:1  Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel, “Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you.”Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them, “Remember what Moses, the servant of th...  Read More

Day 17 – The Relative Nature of Disappointment – Part 2Joshua 3:14-16  … when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up i...  Read More

Day 16 – The Relative Nature of DisappointmentNumbers 14:30  Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home…Today, as I write, I am angry, sad, and, honestly, a little surprised. Let’s back up a couple of days.Friday, my wife and I began a trip to Portland for my annual unplugged work week. During this time, I disconnect from my usual routines, the internet, and my...  Read More