Jonah wasn’t scared he’d fail. He was scared he’d succeed. God said, “Go to Nineveh.” Jonah said, “No thanks,” and boarded a ...

Jonah’s initial response to God’s call is to catch the first boat out in an attempt to run and hide. Like Jonah, God (or perhaps our conscience if you prefer) ...

Cindy’s 5th grade class was assigned to present an object lesson. She brought her goldfish to school and made her ...

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Apparently, Jonah didn’t agree with God. So, ... But instead of calling out these acts of evil, it seems that many of our spiritual leaders find a ship and take a nap.

Does God call everyone? ... Paul’s words), that they are insufficient for the task (also Paul’s), and that they have occasionally desired, like Jonah, to run. But the call has prevailed.

Jonah, frustrated that God has spared the undeserving, sulks under a kikayon, a caper bush. Perhaps the shrub is an inversion of God’s call to Moses to lead a salvation, emerging from a bush ...

Apparently, Jonah didn’t agree with God. So, instead of delivering the warning to the people as God instructed, ... I believe that many preachers and/or spiritual leaders need a wake-up call.