“When faced with the gravity of sin, God responds with the fullness of mercy. Mercy will always be greater than any sin, and no one can place limits on the love of God who is ever ready to forgive.”
Read MoreSo Jonah got a do-over. And he got up and preached to Nineveh. He told them the truth. And the truth set them free. Quite literally.
Read MoreJonah has just been vomited up by a fish, not that the first few verses of chapter 3 would indicate that.
Read MoreI first met Jonathon Edwards and his infamous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” inside an American literature book in eleventh grade. It was startling.
Read MoreToday we join Jonah in the belly of the fish.
Read MoreI think this verse pretty much sums up the entire story of Jonah - or at least the part of the story that everyone knows. I almost skipped over it. Of course Jonah got swallowed by the big fish.
Read MoreThis is such a quiet verse; so small and just before the really big story line begins.
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