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.
From these instructions to slaves and masters, we can learn not only about how to do our work but also about the God who...
In response to all of God‘s mercies described in the first 11 chapters, we are to present our bodies and be renewed in our...
Psalms 127 and 128 beautifully describe God’s perspective on children, which we need to recover, not only for our own happiness but also for...