For example, at my church we recently finished a study of Jonah. I’m sure many of you are familiar with his story. He was the prophet who was instructed by God to warn the people of a certain ...

In the biblical tale, Jonah never atones for his own sins of disobedience toward God — in fact he keeps begging for death, since the world is so frustratingly unfair.

Some decisions are too big to be left to chance — like who to marry, where to live, or what you’re going to do with your life ...

That gap inspired Newton to recruit and hire Paston Ashton Luff as the first-ever deaf ministry leader for the 27,000-member ...

The principal character in this small prophecy is Jonah, son of Amittai. We read of him in 2 Kings 14:25, in which the additional information is given that he was from Gath-hepher, in the ...

Ziony Zevit, author of The Anterior Construction in Classical Hebrew, informed me that he considered Eliezer of Beaugency’s interpretation of Jonah 4:5, of which he had been unaware. an example ...

Their subjects are two favorite Biblical figures: the Good Shepherd and the prophet Jonah. Fear of Idolatry. Early Christians, following the second commandment’s injunction against graven images ...

Opinion: Biblical story of Jonah holds relevance for America’s current times By Bea L. Hines. February 27, 2025 5:26 PM. The story of Jonah has been the subject of many illiustrated books. ...