For generations the book of Jonah has challenged believers because we see ourselves reflected in Jonah his disobedience fear and reluctance to obey [... more]

During World War II Waldemer Semenov was serving as a junior engineer aboard the SS Alcoa Guide when mdash nearly three hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina mdash a German submarine surfaced and opened fire on the ship The ship was hit caught fire and began to sink Semenov and his crew lowered a lifeboat into the water and used the vessel rsquo s compass to sail toward the shipping lanes After three days a patrol plane spotted their lifeboat and the USS Broome rescued the men the next day Thanks to that compass Semenov and twenty-six other [... more]

Elvis Summers answered the door to find Smokey a frail woman who stopped by regularly to ask for empty cans to return for cash This money was her primary source of income Elvis got an idea ldquo Could you show me where you sleep rdquo he asked Smokey led him to a narrow patch of dirt about two feet wide next to a house Moved Summers built her a ldquo tiny house rdquo mdash a simple shelter that provided space for her to sleep safely Summers ran with the idea He started a GoFundme page and teamed with local churches [... more]

For generations the book of Jonah has challenged believers because we see ourselves reflected in Jonah his disobedience fear and reluctance to obey But Pastor J D explains that we don't have to stay like that [... more]