The story of Jonah is widely known. God called Jonah, one of His prophets, to preach a message of repentance to the people of Nineveh: “Repent or face God’s judgment.” However, Jonah was unwilling to go because Nineveh was an enemy of Israel, and he did not want them to be spared from God’s judgment.Continue reading “Jonah’s Vow”
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Below the Mountains
I love the story of Jonah. Not because he is this inspiring hero or because of the whale but because Jonah’s story is so human. God tasked Jonah to preach repentance to the people of Ninevah (the enemies of the people of God). Jonah wanted nothing to do with that. Knowing God’s nature, Jonah knewContinue reading “Below the Mountains”