Deep in the belly of a piscine, a man floundered aimlessly in an ocean of rebellion and anger for three full days. He ran from doing what God called him to do and fought will against will until he could fight no longer. Capitulating and confessing his error, he agreed to say what he was suppose to say, do what he was suppose to do, and be the man God called him to be. His name was Jonah—and his story looks a lot like ours.
For six weeks every summer I teach a series on or through the bible to people who can bear to hear me talk. It’s a decision they make and one I do not apologize for. 😉 I speak and teach on issues we need to talk about, but run away from because we don’t want to face the proverbially Nineveh in our lives. So we run. And run. And run. Until we are swallowed up by a divine act of intervention.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to run from God’s calling in my life. With summer a few months away, I thought about doing a series through the book of Jonah, but I’m not sure about it. I’m faced with making a decision about whether or not this is for a live group or my friends in the blogosphere. Or for the blogosphere and then for the summer series. Or a sub-section of the blog entirely with homework, vlogs, and daily reading assignment. Or I can hide behind my computer screen and talk about Crocs, Spanx, and leather stretch pants short people should never wear.
I know Jonah is what I’m suppose to study right now… and if I have to do it, I ain’t doing it alone! That’s right, I’m taking all y’all with me.
Any suggestions on how to do this, feel free to share. If you have suggestions for a killer six-week summer series or blogosphere bible study, drop it like its hot. If neither sound remotely interesting, speak the truth in love. If you’ve never said hello and want to do it now, speak up, child! We all love you 😉
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