The Wilderness and the Cross
There are very few epic stories in history as memorable as the Exodus story (as portrayed by the Charlton Heston movie). In it, we see the miracles of God's saving provision. We see the heroic moments where Moses raises his staff and parts the Red Sea, or when he struggles down Mt. Sinai with two stone tablets carrying the ten commandments. We imagine the Israelite people facing an uncertain future, hoping to find the promised land, yet stubbornly living in the tension betw