In Jonah 1, we meet the Israelite prophet who preferred to flee rather than obey the Lord’s call to do something new, surprising, and unpleasant, namely, go preach to the Ninevites, the mortal enemies of the Israelites. However, God did not give up on Jonah, or, as we shall see, on the Ninevites, or on us.
Recognizing the key role that hope plays in our lives, we encourage each other by saying, “Keep your hopes up!” We also realize that...
The final parable in our summer series appears in Luke 18:1-8. Like last week’s parable, the Parable of the Unjust Judge focuses on the...
God's presence in the early church produced awesome acts of community giving and healing but also an awesome judgment against hypocrisy and deception.