How could one man's secret sin affect his entire family, tribe and nation? Because everything you do affects everyone you know. In Joshua 7, we see the dangers of spiritual pride and secret sin. We also see how real, committed community is essential for preventing and resolving these sins.

Outside Jericho, God issues a strange battle strategy for the people of Israel. The story is familiar, but there’s also a lesson for us today about faith and obedience in the wake of victory.

The work and instructions of God don’t always make immediate sense to us, his followers. But the way we respond, and obey, has a direct bearing on the kind of people we become.