In Jonah 2, we take a break from the narrative to read a poem of thanksgiving that Jonah prayed when he was detained for three days and three nights. It turns out that the fish that swallowed Jonah was God’s appointed means not for Jonah’s destruction but for his rescue. By surviving his brush with death, Jonah learned an important lesson that we all must learn.
In John 2, Jesus began his public ministry with two incidents that started the countdown toward what he called “my hour.” Turning water into...
Although the original readers of Peter’s letter were experiencing relatively mild opposition from their neighbors, in I Peter 3:8-22, he wanted to prepare them...
Just like us, the people of Jesus’ day spent much of their time laboring for things that perish. Just like us, they often found...