Running Away From God – Part III

Joe | July 31, 2009

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Running Away From God

Last time, we studied Jonah’s three day stay in the stomach of the great fish.
After calling out to God to save him from this terrible fate, the fish vomits Jonah out on the shores of Palestine. We pick up the story now in chapter 3.
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second [...]

Running Away From God – Part II

Joe | July 29, 2009

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Running Away From God

On Monday, we looked at chapter one of the book of Jonah.
The chapter ended in verse 1:17 by God appointing “a great fish” to swallow Jonah where he would remain for three days and three nights. Of all the things found in this book (and maybe the entire Bible for some), Jonah 1:17 is most likely [...]

Running Away From God – Part I

Joe | July 27, 2009

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Running Away From God

When I think back on my relationship with God, I can see that for years I tried running away from Him. I can see this oftentimes in the lives of friends and family members as well and I want so much to tell them that you cannot run away from God. There is no where [...]

Making Tracks in the Wilderness

Joe | July 24, 2009

As I close out my first week of unemployment, I’m doing my best to slow down and not just jump into something that I will regret later. For over two and a half -years, I’ve been on a search, probing the depths of my heart, memories, and past experiences to determine a new course for [...]

The Quiet Life

Joe | July 22, 2009

I’m a homebody. One of the big differences between my wife and I is that I love to stay home and my wife likes to be out and about. I enjoy going out from time-to-time, but when we do, I’d prefer for it to be low-key and quiet.
One of my favorite passages in the New [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.