tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318956797875154697.post3901024971969834429..comments2023-06-27T07:17:31.849-07:00Comments on SimplyLife: Second ChancesLaurinda Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298590754464062737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318956797875154697.post-79241824677114658932013-09-12T14:56:04.734-07:002013-09-12T14:56:04.734-07:00Thanks, Dawn. Your insights are all included in th...Thanks, Dawn. Your insights are all included in the my latest Bible study entitled Me and My Big Mouth. God's pursuit of Jonah reminds me of the poem, "The Hound of Heaven."Laurinda Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298590754464062737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7318956797875154697.post-51472996287574209682013-09-12T10:31:48.513-07:002013-09-12T10:31:48.513-07:00So true! Until I reached adulthood and read the b...So true! Until I reached adulthood and read the book of Jonah for myself, I didn't even know what the book was really all about. All the years I spent in Sunday school and VBS, they focused on the fish (or "whale" as many of them inaccurately referred to it). I didn't realize what an incredible story it is about human nature (Jonah's passive-aggression, rebellion, and what amounts to a temper tantrum) and God's loving pursuit of us even when we willfully choose disobedience. It also beautifully illustrates His grace and mercy in that He was willing to give the people of Nineveh a chance to come to salvation when they most definitely didn't deserve it. SO much more there than I was ever taught at church growing up. :)Dawn M Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444808829334488080noreply@blogger.com