University Baptist Church-Houston

Jonah clearly wasn’t an enthusiastic messenger to the city of Nineveh, but proclaim God’s message he did. The citizens and the king responded in a very unexpected way, heeding the words of Jonah, turning from their evil acts, and fasting in hopes that...

The prayer from the belly of the fish takes the form of a Psalm of Thanksgiving. This is decidedly NOT the tone we would expect as Jonah spends three days and nights in the heart of the sea, in the stomach of a great fish. It almost speaks on the...

The prayer from the belly of the fish takes the form of a Psalm of Thanksgiving. This is decidedly NOT the tone we would expect as Jonah spends three days and nights in the heart of the sea, in the stomach of a great fish. It almost speaks on the...

The book of Jonah is quite possibly the most peculiar in the entire Old Testament. It breaks so many rules and does the exact opposite of what is normal in much of the rest of the Bible. But its theological messages are fairly clear and easy to pick...

The book of Jonah is quite possibly the most peculiar in the entire Old Testament. It breaks so many rules and does the exact opposite of what is normal in much of the rest of the Bible. But its theological messages are fairly clear and easy to pick...

Social ills and community problems don’t just materialize out of thin air. They are the result of sinful behavior present within those communities. The topic of the Israelites’ moral choices and disobedience to God surfaces numerous times in both Ezra...

Social ills and community problems don’t just materialize out of thin air. They are the result of sinful behavior present within those communities. The topic of the Israelites’ moral choices and disobedience to God surfaces numerous times in both Ezra...

We all encounter opposition in our lives. Anyone who attempts something great will encounter opposition. Sometimes it comes from expected places, other times, it catches us by surprise. Opposition hurts. Responding to opposition is an important...

We all encounter opposition in our lives. Anyone who attempts something great will encounter opposition. Sometimes it comes from expected places, other times, it catches us by surprise. Opposition hurts. Responding to opposition is an important...

Ok, so maybe Nehemiah 3 never made it into a “treasury of favorite Bible stories,” or anybody’s “top 10” list of most dramatic biblical moments. But in its broader context, these verses provide a beautiful picture of the people of God rallying...