Reading the Bible Responsibly Josh Kingcade

Let’s talk about what scripture says about scripture. One psalmist says that God’s words are a light and a lamp. How so?

This is the final episode on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. In this episode, we cover Jonah's angry response to God's compassion on the Ninevites, and we examine ways in which we might unfortunately mirror Jonah's mindset.

This is the third of a four episode series on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. In this episode, we cover Jonah's 8-word sermon and the impressive, almost over-the-top, response from Nineveh. Jonah preaches their impending doom, but the people change God's mind.

This is the second of a four episode series on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. In this episode, we cover Jonah's prayer in chapter 2. Jonah claims that that God is the cause of his descent into the sea, but Jonah also is certain of God's deliverance before it even happens. 

This is the first of a four episode series on Jonah. We'll look at each chapter and see how to read it more responsibly. Jonah is about more than big fishes and running from God. 
In this episode, Josh gives some background on Jonah and walks through chapter 1. God tells Jonah to get up, but Jonah goes down, down, down. God calls Jonah to go one way, but he goes almost the direct opposite. Why is Jonah so opposed to going to Nineveh? And how is his disobedience inadvertently an act of evangelism?

Is feeding a hungry person a spiritual act? Are good deeds a second-class form of discipleship?