In chapter 1, Jonah fled from God. In chapter 2, he turned back to God in prayer. Now in chapter 3, he returned to the work God had originally given him. The text Jonah 3:1-4 focuses… Read More »Jonah 3:1-4 – A Straight Stroke with a Crooked Stick
Key Texts: Jonah 1:7–13; Proverbs 16:33; 2 Timothy 2:11–13; Acts 17:22–34 Last week we saw the Lord hurl the storm and the prophet sleep through it. This week the lot falls. Jonah is found. The… Read More »Jonah 1:7-13 – The Lot, the Empty Creed, and the Lord’s Kindness
Scripture: Jonah 1:1–3 This is not a children’s story about a fish. It is a book about the Word of God, the character of God, and the kind of obedience that actually costs something. Jesus… Read More »Jonah 1:1-3 – Jonah’s Disobedience, when Faith runs the Other way
The story of Jonah hits close to home for those of us living in the Keweenaw. Jonah was a prophet who knew the truth. He had sisu — that gritty Finnish determination that built mining… Read More »We Are All Just Like Jonah: When We Refuse to Give Grace
