We started to look at the book of Jonah, reading Jonah 1:1-16. Jonah is often known as the 'reluctant prophet', since he initially refused to obey God's command to go to Nineveh and preach against the city. We are not surprised by his reluctance, for Nineveh (situated...

Our new Bible study series on three of the minor prophets - Jonah, Joel and Amos - began last night. We talked generally about the role of prophets and prophecy in the Old Testament and New Testament, and saw that prophets can be both male and female (Exodus 15:20,...

Today, after a week of dazzling sunshine, it has been overcast and we have seen some rain. It makes me ponder the need for equal doses of sunshine and rain to make things grow. Both are needful; both are not equally welcomed, as a rule! When it's cloudy, it's easy to...