Archive for November, 2009

Jonah 3:3 Delayed Obedience

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Jonah 3:3 “Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city – a visit required three days.”
I will never forget my first visit to New York. As a native Texan, I was accustomed to wide open spaces and mile upon mile of open land. I knew [...]

Jonah 3:1 – 2: The God of Second Chances

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Jonah 3:1 – 2 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.’”
Have you ever messed up big-time, and wished you could have a do-over?
I have. Plenty of times. Sometimes, in the little things like a [...]

Jonah 2:10: Pro-Choice?

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Jonah 2:10 “And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.”
My son likes this part of the story because it’s gross. And he’s seven. And seven-year-old boys like anything gross.

But I like this part of the story because of that first little phrase: And the Lord commanded the fish.
And the fish [...]