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The Rev. Dr. William Carl, III

Tickets for Tarshish

Jonah 1:1-3;3:1-5,10;4:1

November 09, 2008

The Rev. Dr. William Carl, III (PCUSA)

Jonah is my kind of missionary. Reluctant, withdrawn, stubborn. Never quite ready to go to Nineveh. All over the Bible, people are getting up and going. Abraham and Sarah move out on a promise and a prayer. Moses heads for Egypt with nothing but a shepherd's crook and Aaron to write his sermons. Elijah stands defiant, facing four hundred and fifty Baal prophets. But not Jonah. Jonah stands on the dock with tickets for Tarshish.

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