Jonah - Suffering & Redemption!

When pounded by hardship, both petulance and rage thrust their fists skywards to the good Lord.
When pounded by hardship, both petulance and rage thrust their fists skywards to the good Lord.
Jonah fled the Lord, and of course failed. He met a massive storm and was swallowed by a great fish. Jonah got life wrong.
If ever there is an archetypal prophet, an enigma to the common mind, a man given to a roller-coaster faith - it must be Elijah.
Soul Snack 103/14 . . . A flooded world can drown many hopes, multiply the deepest sorrow and drench any future.
Soul Snack 84/14 . . . Floating on holy fear alone, Noah refused to give-up. An ancient sun emptied Noah's pores, while the jeers and jibes dried his spirit.
It is now becoming far less rare for SoulSupply to weigh in on the world Christians are exposed to. (You may recall last year's series - 'The Sexual Avenger'.
Soul Snack 36/14 . . . Pharisees are legend for a loveless heart and a law-filled mind. By their trade they ply misery and know little mercy.
Soul Snack 35/14 . . . As with the Psalmist could you plead . . . I have lived too long around men who love violence and hate peace.
Soul Snack 34/14 . . . With battle lines drawn upon opposite hillsides, all three meters of Goliath raged across the valley of Elah against the ranks of Israel.
Jonah is synonymous with storms, bad-luck or ill-judgement. “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm.
Soul Snack 144/13 . . . Treading Water? The days of Jonah are still upon us - tempest and disobedience remain bed partners for God is without escape.
Soul Snack 212/12 . . . Of Bondage & Dreams Brothers still enslave brothers; a brother's lies deliver down-fall and a brother's ill-will seeks to kill.
Soul Snack 137/12 . . . Egypt's Prime-Minister A pitiless ancient eastern sun burned his already darkened skin.
Soul Snack 67/12 . . . Joining Joseph Joseph was the boy of betrayal. Betrayal dogged his entry into manhood.
Soul Snack 175/11 . . . The Common Son - B To the snatchings of my life my Father has graciously responded.
Soul Snack 174/11 . . . The Common Son - A I ask my father to share his kingdom with me.
Soul Snack 71/11 . . . The God who follows Jonah knew God - but not very well. Jonah heard from God - even communed with God.
Soul Snack 9/117 . . . Manic Moses - A Mt Sinai is 2285 metres above sea-level. It is a most rugged and arduous climb.
Jonah is likely the most successful evangelist in recorded history.
Soul Snack S13/12 . . . Jonah's Jolt! A turbulent and wild Mediterranean demanded sacrifice.
Giants do die!Pimples plotted embarrassment across his ruddy face. But this enemy was far more threatening now than any mirror. The valley was verdant, the giant was menacing.
Soul Snack 142/13 . . . From Pens to Palaces Very few youths have begun life this way. This shepherd boy had scattered wolves and fought bears.
Soul Snack 170/13 . . . The Secrets of Salvation Creeping through the safety of darkness an inquiring Nicodemus sought Jesus for the secrets of salvation.
Soul Snack 8/11 . . . Cruisin' for a bruisin' So Jacob was left alone, and a man (God) wrestled with him till daybreak.