Sovereignty | Gathering up https://wjhoward.co.uk Sun, 17 May 2020 12:14:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 Jonah’s god and the God of Israel https://wjhoward.co.uk/jonahs-god-and-the-god-of-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jonahs-god-and-the-god-of-israel Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:07:49 +0000 https://wjhoward.co.uk/?p=148 Christchurch Parish News, March 2017

In this penultimate reflection on the story of Jonah, I explore what lies at the heart of Jonah’s anger towards God.

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As we begin the second half of the story of Jonah, what does this turning point have to tell us about the character of God?

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As we reach the turning point of chapters one and two of the book of Jonah, what does the story so far have to teach us about prayer?

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If someone were to ask you, ‘Who are you?’, how would you answer?

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Next time we have a major decision to make in the parish, shall we pray earnestly and then dispense with the vote and instead flip a coin?

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