Anger is a signal emotion helping us to assess our needs and enlightening us to our true spiritual condition. Anger can be a warning light alerting us to God's invitation…
When we hear the Word of God, like the Ninevites did, we must believe, repent of sin, and trust in the mercy and steadfast love of God.
The backdrop of the book of Jonah is about The LORD's steadfast love, his compassion and mercy. Psalm 33:5, 59:17, Psalm 86:5, 103:8, Exodus 34:6, Numbers 14:18, Nehemiah 9:17, Joel…
Main Point: Is the LORD the righteous ruler of the universe, or are you? Does the LORD have the corner of the market on compassion, justice, and mercy or do…
When a person turns their faith in God and his Kingdom into a self-centered belief system rather than God-centered devotion, discontentment is the result. Discontentment with how God is working…
Jonah refuses to deliver a message of truth and compassion, as God commands of him because he is angry at the LORD's workings. Jonah's attitude and disobedience put him in…
Jonah is commissioned by God to warn Nineveh of impending judgment. Yet, Jonah flees from this task. The satire and irony are meant to criticize the tendency of God's people…
Ephesians 5:15-21 emphasizes the importance of living a life of wisdom and purpose, especially in a world that opposes God and allures us to its ways. Paul writes his letter…
God works in the world in surprising ways to bring about revolutionary hope. This revolutionary hope allows us to exist in this broken world with lives that joyfully hold forth…