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Wishing for a “do-over?”

May 10, 2013 | calling, do over, fresh start, Jonah, repentance, revival

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time” (Jonah 3:1 ESV). Don’t you wish life came with a “do-over” button? You know, so that after you really mess up, blow it, miss an opportunity, or take the wrong path… you could just press the button. And “presto!” You get a fresh

Prayers from the pit

May 3, 2013 | busyness, calling, discouragement, fish, God, interruptions, jesus, Jonah, pit, prayers

“Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying,“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice… I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought

No not Nineveh!

April 25, 2013 | calling, fear, God, hate, Jonah, obey, rebellion, run away

“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,  ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.’  But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of theLord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it,