Sermons

Here Jonah’s given a parable of the inexhaustible grace of God. It’s good news, but also deeply troubling!

Jonah’s infuriated by God’s leniency towards Nineveh. Here we discover that God’s about saving Jonah from himself, too.

Jonah was swallowed and spat up by a whale. The real miracle, however, is that Nineveh, the great city, turns away from its evil and averts disaster.

Jonah prays in the past tense because he trusts God will act in the future in the same way that God has acted in the past.

“We may be cowards on most days like Jonah. We may be uninspiring individuals who often have little to show for in terms of showcasing our spiritual skills or strength. But we’ve still been given a power just as potent. We’ve been given something that can be just as compelling in our witness to the world: the gift of God’s grace.”

“What’s your place of darkness? Where’s your Nineveh? And where’s your Tarsish, your place of escape? The good news is that you can stop fleeing from your pain, you can stop hiding out of fear, you can stop running from the prodding presence of God.”