Jonah… Jonah and the Centrifugal Missions 12 Sep 201213 Sep 2012 As a high school student I am certain that my missions strategy was completely absurd. In retrospect, "come play video games at my church all night" just doesn't seem like…
Jonah Jonah’s Hypocrisy 21 Jun 201222 Jun 2012 We are all hypocrites, some of us just take our hypocrisy to a whole new level. Some are so skilled at hypocrisy that they make it an art form. Like,…
Counseling… “Lord, Kill Me Now”: Jonah’s Depression 12 Jun 201213 Jun 2012 In his book Christians Get Depressed Too author David Murray writes: My choice of title...is intended to oppose and correct a very common Christian response to Christians suffering from depression:…
Biblical Theology… Themes in the Book of Jonah: The Universal King 11 May 201212 May 2012 Christianity is not an "American/Western Religion." I get so tired of hearing misinformed troglodytes spew this "argument." If it has been co-opted in some manner by American culture, Jesus himself…
Biblical Theology… Themes in the Book of Jonah: Salvation Belongs To the Lord 2 May 20123 May 2012 God shows mercy to whomever he chooses. The sovereign of the universe made that clear when he spoke centuries before Jonah to the man Moses (Exodus 33:19). Likewise Jesus made…
Jonah Themes in the Book of Jonah: The Sanctity of Life 25 Apr 201226 Apr 2012 “The Sanctity of Life” conjures up all sorts of images in the average person’s mind. Thoughts of national campaigns, special church services, or protests come to mind. Religious Right initiatives…
Biblical Theology… Themes in the Book of Jonah: The Sovereignty of God 17 Apr 201218 Apr 2012 Shamu answers to God! We see that clearly from the book of Jonah where God appoints a great fish to swallow up Jonah and then later to spit him out.…
Jonah Mercy and Hatred: Jonah’s Response to God’s Mercy 10 Apr 201211 Apr 2012 The disparity between God's and Jonah's responses in chapter 4 is extreme. The divergence is a great canyon that begins in their hearts long before it reaches their respective lips. Jonah…
Evangelism… The Repentant City: Jonah’s Mission Accomplished 5 Apr 20126 Apr 2012 I live in Nineveh. My city has a host of problems. Sin runs the streets and darkness haunts the homes. Drugs, prostitution, crime. These are the problems that destroy lives…
Biblical Theology… Saved By The Whale: Jonah’s Salvation 4 Apr 20125 Apr 2012 Of all the ways to be saved from certain death swallowed by a giant fish is probably not on the list. But the cliché rings true: God moves in mysterious…
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