At first blush, the sentiment “mercy is for all people” is as sweet as ice cream. Palatable. Kind. Inclusive. But the more you think about it, the more the ice…
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Over the past several months I have found some eye-opening revelations in the book of Jonah. You remember Jonah: the guy famous for running from God. Maybe it’s because I…
Months ago, when we began discussing a sermon series on Jonah, the thought of a man living inside a fish sounded like crazy talk. My five-year-old would call it “ridicklyous.”…
The word “tolerance” can make the strongest Christians among us break into a cold sweat. It would seem tolerance has become a modern-day minefield with missteps in every direction. Condemn…
Jonah is my favorite. On the ship, he’s a drama queen. In the fish, a moody poet. He’s a bold proclaimer on the streets of Nineveh, but in the end,…
