Tag Archives: repentance

A Big Turn-Around

Jonah 3:9-10 (New International Version) “Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.” When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented … Continue reading

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Go Where? Do What?

Jonah 3:3 (New Living Translation) This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. After his initial refusal (and the terrible consequences that followed), Jonah … Continue reading

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Sinking

Jonah 2:5-6 (Today’s New International Version) “The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath me barred me in forever. But you, … Continue reading

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