Through this short story, Jonah has shown himself unwilling to accept God on His own terms.
Have no idols
I know better than God
Jonah has survived a terrible threat of death twice: once in the sea, and once in Assyria.
Pollution
Our behaviour in tough times of life shows the real state of our faith in the Lord.
Be perfect
The words we hear from the Bible need to be words which change us. Too easily we can fail in that when struggling…
Quick to listen, slow to speak
James is teaching his Jewish Christian friends, now having to live far from home, how to handle their hard trials.