by Jim Hopkins | Sep 9, 2021 | Opinion
It is important that the biblical story of Jonah be more than the beginning of a “did that really happen?” debate. In fact, Jonah’s placement among the prophetic books of the Bible should tell us that, like the other prophetic works, the story of Jonah will cause us...
by James Gordon | Nov 14, 2014 | Opinion
You only understand Jonah if you’ve learned to hate, if life experience has educated you in heartfelt, instinctive, focused hostility. And you only understand Jonah’s God if you are prepared to unlearn hatred, and by a painful inner reorientation accept...
by Greg Mobley | Jul 7, 2013 | Opinion
The most common popular image of the prophet is that of the lone voice crying in the wilderness, speaking to the community on behalf of God: “Thus says the LORD.” We often miss the other side of the coin, the image of the prophet speaking to God on behalf...
by Randy Hyde | Sep 22, 2011 | General
A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., September 18, 2011. Jonah 3:10-4:11; Philippians 1:21-30 What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the name Jonah? You think of a whale. Am I not right?...
by Joel Snider | Aug 16, 2010 | General
A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on August 8, 2010. Jonah 4 Morning Prayer: O God, help us to live in this present moment. We pray that we would not feel the need to turn back to bygone times to hear your voice. We pray that...
