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Jonah 4:8b-11 (Jonah) wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.” 9 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?” “It is,” he said. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Day 15 Jonah 4:6-8a 6 Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. 7 But … Continue reading
Jonah 4:5 5 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. Romans 5:6-8 6 You … Continue reading
Jonah 4:1-4 1 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the LORD, “Isn’t this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by … Continue reading
Jonah 3:10 10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened. Luke 23:39-43 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled … Continue reading
A letter to the editor brought a loud cheer at our breakfast table! In the Sunday Tasmanian Rick Giddings of the Anglican Parish of Brighton wrote: … Coles and Woolworths are not doing anything wrong by selling hot cross buns. However, … Continue reading
Jonah 3:5-9 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. 6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off … Continue reading
During the Ecumenical Service at St David’s Cathedral Hobart yesterday our prayers included the following prayers which were led by Major Graham Roberts, Salvation Army and President Tasmanian Council of Churches, and written by Richard Humphrey, Dean of Hobart. You might like … Continue reading
Jonah 3:3b-4 3b Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” Philippians 2:5-11 … Continue reading
Jonah 3:1-3a 1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD … Continue reading