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And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying: Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and proclaim upon it the proclamation that I speak to you. And Jonah arose and went to Nineveh ...

The story of Jonah reminds us that God is the God of second chances. While our world cancels, God restores. While others ...

Cindy’s 5th grade class was assigned to present an object lesson. She brought her goldfish to school and made her ...

"Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah, saying, arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness is come up before me. * * * Now Nineveh was an exceeding great ...

When Jonah is called to go to Nineveh, he runs away. On the ship carrying him in the opposite direction of Nineveh, a storm rages threatening to capsize it. Where is Jonah?

Jonah 3:4 Thus, a 40-day countdown began for the people of Nineveh to repent. Nineveh's guilt was concerning the Assyria's oppression against the Jewish people, taking them into captivity to Assyria ...

Jonah’s prayers are heard, and the fish discharges him on land. Jonah again is given the mission to go to Nineveh and warn its inhabitants. This time, he obeys. He goes to Nineveh, warns the ...

My recall of watching TV newscasts goes back to the evening news by John Cameron Swayze (1950s). The news anchor I have probably watched the most in my younger adult years was Walter Cronkite.

So too, Jonah had been thrown off the boat into the water, and twice commanded to go to Nineveh. “But that’s where the similarities ended.