Hi, I'm Kristi Graham, host of On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse.

On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse, brings you stories of how God is working,

and I have the privilege of introducing you to staff, volunteers, and the people we help,

like Alex, who received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox.

I'm looking back and realizing that many miracles that God had done to protect me through the war,

and one of those miracles was that shoebox that I came at a time when I had lost hope.

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During today's conversational back porch theology, we're going to dive into a crazy old

testament family drama more colorful than an episode of Yellowstone y'all.

And in so doing, we're going to highlight what Dr. A. W. Tozer said many years ago,

it takes humility to worship God acceptably.

There's a lovely little Hebrew word in the Old Testament, pronounced

cavode that can mean two things, glory, as in God's glory, and weight,

as in the waistline of someone who's been indulging in too many crispy creams, which

hits a little too close to home for me.

And this one little word cavode packs quite a punch in our convo today, because it leads us

to the conclusion that human shoulders aren't nearly broad enough to carry the weight of God's

glory. Spiritual leadership and Christian celebrity are not remotely synonymous.

As my friend Christine Cain wisely and soberly says,

if the light on you is brighter than the light of Christ in you, it has the potential to kill you.

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