Christian Leadership

I have read and written about Joshua 3 and 4 before, often sensing that I, too, have been standing at the edge of the Jordan for some time. Yet this morning, I noticed more. At last, the wandering Israelites prepare to enter the Promised Land, only to face a raging, flood-stage Jordan River. Joshua has assumed leadership after Moses, and he listens carefully to the Lord. At God’s direction, the Levitical priests step into the river carrying the Ark of the Covenant; remaining