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Jonah found himself in the storm-tossed sea with weeds wrapped around his head. And worse yet, he was swallowed up by a big fish. The story tells us that Jonah cried out to the Lord from the belly ...

Cindy’s 5th grade class was assigned to present an object lesson. She brought her goldfish to school and made her ...

It is all in vain, however. When they cast Jonah overboard the storm is abated, and the sailors, deeply impressed by what has transpired, offer a sacrifice to the Lord who can do such wondrous things.

Jonah sounds like kind of a bummer of a guy leading a bummer of a life. Simancas, however, forgave the whale and found the whole thing inspiring. No shade to the bible, but that seems like the ...

Jonah doesn’t want to, for whatever reason, so he flees to a ship. A storm surrounds the ship and the sailors throw him overboard — at Jonah’s own instruction — where he is swallowed by a ...

Sometimes when I read the Bible, ... Jonah found himself in the storm-tossed sea with weeds wrapped around his head. And worse yet, he was swallowed up by a big fish.