Such terrific thoughts and truths! Thank you for sharing this. It's easy to throw Jonah under the bus, looking at his disobedience and his eventual, unwilling obedience.
The entire story of Jonah is almost like a dandy bad example: here's what not to do. But it's easy to keep that story in Old testament times and not consider the parallels in today's world.
Your post has brought that story into today's world in a very powerful way and I appreciate the parallels you've shared. Definitely some things to think about, ponder on, and make some changes in.
I'm glad it resonates! I preached through Jonah during Lent a few years ago (Eek. Actually, a decade ago now!). It's been fun to revisit and gently revise those manuscripts for Substack. As I've been reflecting on Jonah afresh, I see his nationalism with new clarity (perhaps because of our current times)—that'll come out a bit more in the next post.
Such terrific thoughts and truths! Thank you for sharing this. It's easy to throw Jonah under the bus, looking at his disobedience and his eventual, unwilling obedience.
The entire story of Jonah is almost like a dandy bad example: here's what not to do. But it's easy to keep that story in Old testament times and not consider the parallels in today's world.
Your post has brought that story into today's world in a very powerful way and I appreciate the parallels you've shared. Definitely some things to think about, ponder on, and make some changes in.
I'm glad it resonates! I preached through Jonah during Lent a few years ago (Eek. Actually, a decade ago now!). It's been fun to revisit and gently revise those manuscripts for Substack. As I've been reflecting on Jonah afresh, I see his nationalism with new clarity (perhaps because of our current times)—that'll come out a bit more in the next post.
I look forward to reading it.