Jonah 1:9 – 10 He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.” This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.) I have about […]

Jonah 1:8 “So they asked him, ‘Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?’” Have you ever felt hesitant or embarrassed to reveal certain things about yourself, for fear others would think poorly […]

Jonah 1:7 “Then the sailors said to each other, ‘Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.’ The cast lots and the let fell on Jonah.” I’m not a big fan of gambling, and neither is my husband. But years ago, there was one particular member of our church […]

Jonah 1:5 – 6 “All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. The captain went to him and said, “How can you […]

Jonah 1:4 “Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.” I was in the seventh grade – finally allowed to go to camp with our church youth group. We made the long trekk across Texas and into New Mexico on […]

Jonah 1:1 – 3 “The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship […]

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III John 13 “I have much to write to you, but I do not want to do so with pen and ink. I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face. Peace to you. The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.” Doesn’t it feel nice to […]

III John 12 “Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone – and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.” I recently had need of an air-conditioner repairman. As my fingers did the walking through our yellow pages, I read the names of various […]

III John 11 “Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.” I can hear my mother saying it as if it were yesterday, in response to my teen-aged cry that everybody else […]