A good portion of the pastor in me wants to be outraged this week. Coming back from a Fourth of July break to read about the goings on in Washington, D.C., I started to fill with indignation. Thanks ...

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 ...

This concept might sound contradictory to God 39;s love, but Scripture reveals that even chosen vessels can be allowed to walk through hellish seasons, sometimes literally or spiritually, for divine ...

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 ...

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.

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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 ...

For example, at my church we recently finished a study of Jonah. I’m sure many of you are familiar with his story. He was the prophet who was instructed by God to warn the people of a certain ...