We are all probably familiar with Jonah and the great storm--the wind. We all know about Jonah and the great fish--the whale. However, there's another bit of the book of Jonah...I personally never heard a lot about-- Jonah and the worm. It doesn't sound as impactful...
Jonah had decided to disobey God -- he was not going to Nineveh. He set sail on a ship in the opposite direction; he got on board with the wrong crowd. No one had a problem with Jonah while it was smooth sailing, but when the storm hit, when the going got rough, his...
The Wind - Part 1 The Old Testament book of Jonah has always been one of my favorite parts of Scripture. The book of Jonah is so rich, so layered, each time I read it, there's always something new. Some nuance, a deeper message, hits me each time. Jonah was a prophet...
Aren't road signs kind of amazing? Incoming Traffic...Stop Ahead...School Zone...Deer Crossing...etc. Road signs give direction, provide information, warn of dangers that may be in your path. They're even coded by color and shape, In the second chapter of Song of...
Once my son and nephew were searching for treasure. They got so enthralled in their quest, the little guys dug a hole so deep, they got stuck in it. I was outside with them the entire time. While they were digging, I was watching. I knew what was going to happen. I...
Sometimes were are attacked from the inside. If only I had done this… If only I weren't so (insert description). What would my life be if I had made different choices? Why am I not like so and so? Why am I weird… Why do I keep making the same mistakes? The devil wants...
Psalm 137 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth,...
I have a prayer time every day, and I wanted to share an answered prayer today. My husband and two of my sons work at the same location and so they car pool. Last week my husband took our car to be inspected. The mechanic told him not to drive it until it was...
It's Only Words... Really? Proverbs 18:20-21 ~ The tongue has the power of life and death Words are never only words. Previously, I posted about Elijah. So, why was this mighty man of God hiding in a cave. To simplify...a lot... Jezebel said she was going to have him...