British poet William Ernest Henley published a short poem that expressed one way to cope with life’s circumstances.  The poem ...

Deacon Robert Ruggiero has long thought that God had a specific mission for him — possibly the priesthood. But his journey to ...

Check put the complete list of books of the Bible and their authors. The article shares names of people who wrote the 66 ...

He was the prophet who was instructed by God to warn the people of a certain country of their evil doings or be destroyed. Apparently, Jonah didn’t agree with God.

Jonah* Mr. Nathan Sees a Figure in the Desert The Story. Jonah the prophet lived in the desert, daily companioned by such birds and beasts as lions, mice, gazelles and ravens, lying down at night ...

Jonah hurries to tell Nineveh that it’s doomed. But the city repents, and God forgives the people, which frustrates the prophet — after all, why all the drama if nothing was going to happen?

Then he was obedient to God and he went to Nineveh to proclaim a message of repentance: And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day's walk. Then he cried out and said, "Yet forty days, and ...

Jonah hated Nineveh; he did not want its reconciliation with God; he wanted its destruction. So, he sails away on a ship. When a storm comes, the crew and passengers pray to their gods for ...

God sending Jonah to Nineveh would be like telling a modern-day rabbi to preach in Iran or Gaza. ... Jonah is the prophet we need today. Thomas J. Reese January 23, 2024.

Jonah hated Nineveh; he did not want its reconciliation with God; he wanted its destruction. So, he sails away on a ship. When a storm comes, the crew and passengers pray to their gods for ...

The typical prophet—if we may speak of such a thing—is a witness against futility. They are ignored, mocked, beaten, even killed. Isaiah is paradoxically commissioned to conceal the truth in the act ...

In praise of Jonah, the cantankerous but surprisingly effective prophet. Barney Zwartz Contributor. September 24, 2023 — 6.30am. ... Jonah sets off for Nineveh, ...