People are Friends not Food

The fish that swallowed Jonah was not part of God’s punishment. It was the thing God used as a tool for Jonah’s rescue. “God appointed a fish” 1:17 The prayer of Jonah (chapter 2) backs this up. It is not a prayer for help, though it testifies… that before God sent the fish, Jonah prayed […]

We Cry Out…

When a tough situation arises in our lives and it begins to get the best of us. We often begin to feel like we are drowning. We feel like “our life” is slowly being drained from our innermost being and the death of all happiness and joy is knocking at our door. So… What do […]

Frying Nemo

Whether it is the result of global warming hitting the tropic seas, or Nemo is in a lot of trouble because he has done something very bad. Frying Nemo is a trending topic on Twitter today. Here are some thoughts on what you need to do if you want to fry him up to eat. […]

He Came After Me.

There are many things about God that are just amazing to say the least. From the first chapter of Jonah one amazing truth stands out about Him. He pursues us…. even though we run away from Him. In this story He never gave up on Jonah. This is a theme throughout the book. God, the […]

Throw Me In!

No one knows why. No one really discusses it… the prophet of God, Jonah and his request for the sailors to throw him into the sea. We know that the storm was very bad, so bad the sailors were afraid for their lives. Once they had figured out who was responsible for the storm they […]

“A Come to God Moment”

So there they were, on the sea, a few hours after they had set sail for Tarshish, in the distance they could see some storm clouds approaching. The wind began to pick up, the water became rough, the rain began to pound, lightening lit up the sky, and the boat creaked and growned. The sailors […]