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.
Human beings love using metaphors, comparisons between two things that are unlike to bring out some special way in which they are alike. In...
The second essential truth that came to the fore in the Reformation 500 years ago is “Sola Gracia” or “Only Grace.” While “Only Scripture”...
Because God sent his Son for the salvation of the nations, the church sends its sons and daughters to take the message of his...