“And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”- Jonah 1:17 John Ortberg continues Chapter 8 of All the Places to Go by noting that when the sailors hurled Jonah into the sea, the Lord “appointed” a great fish […]
The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him [Jonah], “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?” “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know it is my fault that this great storm has come upon […]
Today John Ortberg discusses the third reason that holds us back from saying “yes” to God’s open doors. 3. Blindness to the door in front of us holds us back. As Jonah’s boat sails out to sea, another door will open for him, although that door is heavily disguised. When a great storm arises that […]