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Running With God – Jonah 3

In Jonah 3, we find a man who has had a turn-about in his life reluctantly relenting and pursuing the call of God to go to a strange and hostile place to proclaim a message that will have one of two results. The first possible result would be that his message would be received with…
Demands and Dread

I am facing today with a mixture of excitement and dread. The excitement of anticipation comes from the developing reality that the day is pregnant with possibilities and packed with responsibilities that I relish, opportunities for good and for exercise of my gifts. The dread is for the same reasons and the gap between the…
Jonah 2 – Running Toward God

1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. This is the first time that we actually see Jonah praying. Even the crew of the ship, made up of pagans was praying. Doesn’t it irk you when you are the supposed to be the religious one and everyone else is more pious…
Other Thoughts on Mother Teresa’s Faith Struggle

Henry Neufeld is always on target and in this particular Thread from Henry’s Web, he makes personal application and offers a first hand understanding of how real believers struggle with the darkness of doubt. I thoroughly agree with his statement: "I suspect the faith that is without any doubts of being shallow. Trust and endurance…
Mother Teresa and Faith Struggles

From Patricia O. , Message #1636.1 The Religion Forum – Mother Teresa Lost Faith? According to a new book by CBS correspondent Mark Phillips, based on a compilation of letters she wrote, Mother Teresa lost her faith early in her work in Calcutta, and never really regained it. "Where is my faith?" she wrote.…
More Dreamers

Another example of dreamers and doers has surfaced in Fresno of all places.Fresno Famous chronicles the success of Ann McAtee and Ferry Santoso in "Teaze Me, Pleaze Me." They opened Teazer World Te Market in Fresno’s Tower District three years ago and are already expanding. Famous Whitewater wrote the story of their journey. I love…
Lessons from Kaibian

Being a grandpa seems qualitatively different from my experience of fatherhood. Part of that may be that, as an adoptive parent, I entered into my sons’ lives a little later. Now that we have had the opportunity to help raise a baby, now tottler, we are experiencing so many new things. At fifty two and…
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Fight, Flight, or Flow? – Jonah 1

Notes on Jonah 1 – Running From God There are four keys words and three key principles. I will explore: Flee, Storm, Sleep, and Fish. The three principles are that you can choose, lose, or cruise. First, God called Jonah…