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.
If genealogies are not the most engaging reading, why would Matthew begin his history of Jesus with one in Matthew 1:1-17? Actually, genealogies can...
As opposition grew toward Jesus, he anticipated that it would reach his followers as well and prepare them for how to live.
It’s one thing to say we believe, another to demonstrate it with what we do with our possessions and our abilities.