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.
In Ruth 1, we meet three men and three women, who suddenly separate, leaving all in apparently impossible situations. By the end of the...
Jesus told his disciples how to handle not only adversity, but also prosperity, both of which require faith in God.
In Matthew 21:1-10, we read about what is traditionally called the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, which set the stage for the events that rapidly...