TIOS | Let Us Be Strengthened

Published: Jan. 14, 2018, 8 a.m.

b'Joshua\'s famous cry is to "be strong and courageous." This clarion call is the grounding identity of the Israelites as they enter the "Promised Land." Rather than mere "guts," being strong means to stay connected to the stories and covenants that have been established throughout Israel\'s history. And they are not to turn from it, either to the left or to the right.'