This week’s episode of Crossing the Read Sea dives into Parashat Devarim (דְּבָרִים), the first portion in the Book of Deuteronomy. As Moses recounts Israel’s wilderness journey, we explore the deeper meaning of leadership, waiting, and growth—not just as movement forward, but as cultivation in stillness.

From Moses’ hesitant beginnings to his prophetic voice in Deuteronomy, we see how true leadership is not about control, but about making space for others to grow. Through Deuteronomy 1–3 and the weekly readings in Genesis, Psalms, Corinthians, and Timothy, we’re invited to reflect on the foundations we are building—on dust breathed by God, not ambition alone.

We wrestle with the difference between zeal and obedience, urgency and trust. This episode connects the ancient wilderness with today’s struggles—from auto workers in Alabama to gig workers in Chicago—and reminds us that sometimes growth comes not in conquest, but in honoring God’s timing.

Key Themes:

• The voice of Moses: from hesitant to prophetic
• Leadership as cultivation, not conquest
• Growth through waiting, not just moving
• Honoring boundaries and divine timing
• Zeal vs. obedience—knowing when not to go

“Holiness that doesn’t move becomes a monument to what was. But God calls us forward—into the wilderness, into trust, into foundations tested by fire.”

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