A Yom Kippur message at a moment that seems out of control. Despite its placement in the twilight hours of the Yom Kippur service, many of us are familiar with the Book of Jonah. Called on by God, ...

While the story of Jonah and the Whale is read primarily on Yom Kippur, its lesson of mercy is timeless and applicable all year long. In this spirit of being evergreen, here’s a Jonah and the Whale ...

This is Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder’s depiction of the giant fish coughing Jonah onshore to let him complete the mission God had given him. Brueghel lived from 1568-1625. (Courtesy Photo) ...

As Yom Kippur draws to a close, we read the deceptively simple book of Jonah. Three themes tie this all-too-relevant story together: the emptiness of self-absorption, the possibility that those who ...

Today, I want to look at a snapshot of the life of a prophet of God by the name of Jonah. Jonah was given an assignment by God to go and preach to the people of the sinful city of Nineveh. Nineveh was ...

"Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Ammitai, saying, 'Go at once to Nineveh and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.' But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from ...