Journey Up the Mountain

About this book

Most of us know the Exodus as a story about ancient Israel. Journey Up the Mountain asks what happens when we read it as a story about us.Across nine weeks of paired reflections, this devotional traces the life of Moses - from his quiet, settled life in Midian, through the burning bush and the wilderness, all the way to the moment he asks God for the one thing he has come to want more than anything else: Show me your glory.That arc, the church has long understood, is the arc of discipleship itself. From reluctance to longing. From fear to friendship. From a faith that has settled into something safe to a life of deepening desire for God himself.Designed for use over a summer or any nine-week season, Journey Up the Mountain offers two short reflections per week, with discussion questions, Scripture passages, and short "Deep Dive" sidebars exploring the Hebrew text. The reflections are written for individual reading and small-group conversation alike, and they are built to travel with you, to the beach, on a plane, into an ordinary Monday morning.The mountain stands open. The friend is waiting. Nine weeks of paired reflections, designed for fifteen minutes twice a week Discussion questions for personal journaling and small-group conversation Hebrew word studies and "Deep Dive" sidebars for those who want to go further Built for portability - usable on vacation, on the road, or at home Two appendices on reading hard texts in Scripture and on the connection between Exodus and the sacraments