“Tarshish? Yeah, we’re going to Tarshish. What you need us to take there for ya?” “Just me.” Jonah watched the crew loading crates below deck. The captain looked at Jonah’s small pack. “You sure do travel light. You have family in Tarshish?” Jonah shook his head. “No. Just been hankering to visit that fine city.… Continue reading Man Overboard
Category: Bible Story
The Day In-between
The room must have felt small. Crammed with His followers, men who left everything to follow the Messiah. All their life they were taught the Messiah would reign. A new, strong Israel would be established. But, Sabbath made them pause. They could do no work, couldn’t travel back to their lake…home. The thoughts of what… Continue reading The Day In-between
The ingredients for a successful pity party per Jonah
On the forty-first day after Jonah made his proclamation to the king of the Assyrians in the capital of Nineveh Jonah sent up a prayer. “Isn’t this what I said wouldn’t happen, God? I knew You were compassionate and gracious. You hate to bring calamity on those who repent. Now the Assyrians are still in… Continue reading The ingredients for a successful pity party per Jonah
How successful can a reluctant evangelist really be?
When we last saw our friend Jonah, the reluctant evangelist, he was gasping in his first breath of oxygenated air in three days on the banks of the Euphrates River. The fish either slipped back into the H2O he was acquainted with or was dragged on shore and made into a grand feast by the… Continue reading How successful can a reluctant evangelist really be?
The first recorded submarine invasion and non-hostile takeover of an inland city
When we last saw our buddy Jonah, the strong-willed, directionally-challenged prophet of God, he was about to hit the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. His thoughts led him to believe this was the end of God’s plan to change the hearts of the evil Assyrians in Nineveh. I guess he didn’t know his God as… Continue reading The first recorded submarine invasion and non-hostile takeover of an inland city
Was Jonah hard of hearing or hard of loving?
Have you thought about the book of Jonah in the Bible lately? I hadn’t until a recent sermon brought it back to my attention. If you’re looking for humor in the Bible Jonah is full of it in my humble opinion. The book starts right out with a direct directive from God to Jonah. “Go… Continue reading Was Jonah hard of hearing or hard of loving?