... to warn them of imminent destruction if they did not turn from their sin. They believed Jonah, and turned, every one of them, from sin. So why the storm, the whale, the three days inside, and all of that? Stephen Spielberg uses special effects to get our attention, and they are not even real, but it works. God's special effects are ... He went to give them a message of salvation. He sent you and me to spread the message of salvation, too. Do we have to spend three days and nights in a whale to get the message? I pray, O Lord, for boldness! June 17 Why did God tell his servant and prophe...

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... the seventh day God finished his work which he had done- (Genesis 1: 1-2). The Bible and the Koran share popular stories like "Jonah and the Whale" and "Noah and the Great Flood". The story of "Jonah and the Whale" is told in the Bible in the Book of Jonah and in the Koran in the tenth surah. The story of "Noah and the ... ...

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... messiah. In Luke 3:16, "John answered all of them by saying, 'I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.'" In Christianity, fire represents the Holy Spirit, which came down upon the apostles at Pentecost as "tongues ... ...

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... messiah. In Luke 3:16, "John answered all of them by saying, 'I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.'" In Christianity, fire represents the Holy Spirit, which came down upon the apostles at Pentecost as "tongues ... ...

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... good, but do it because it is what is right. Because Jesus has died for our sins and he should be our role model for our life. But on the tail end of that verse it says something that most skip over, "glorify God."" Not only do we keep a good testimony for our ministry, but also so we can give the ... ...

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... like a rapier and he rose his full length from the water and then re-entered it, smoothly, like a diver and the old man saw the great scythe-blade of his tail go under and the line commenced to race out" (63). Santiago is majestically describing the marvelous nature of the marlin, comparing it to a baseball bat, which again alludes to ... ...

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... the Chileans attend a midnight mass and they also have a special holiday dinner. But instead of having turkey, they have lobster from the Juan Fernadez islands. An alcoholic beverage called monkey's tail is traditionally made during the Christmas season. Christmas season is more a religious holiday than a commercial one. In about the middle of December, many of the religious families set up pictures ... ...

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... the great fish. Out of the corners of my eyes I saw Cico hold his hand to his breast as the golden carp glided by. Then with a switch of his powerful tail the golden carp disappeared into the shadowy water under the thicket." The quotation is important because it represents Antonio's most significant confrontation with a non-Christian faith. Stylistically, it is also ... ...

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... is no one who will cling to her or hold on to her. She is a "tower"of her own making. When the Lord grabbed me, I had the world by the tail and was doing great. Inwardly, however, I was isolated, even though I was surrounded by lots of friends. I never felt or knew the love of God. That was I; that was Mary. Mary ... ...

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... our houses as well. We will have so much that we will be the lenders and not the borrowers. And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to ... ...

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... hold of a boat, and in a sense of bravado, rowed out into the river. He had only been fishing for a short time when a crocodile hit the small boat sideways with its tail and the terrified boy was thrown into the water. The father heard a scream, saw what happened and, without hesitation dived into that crocodile-infested water. He swam out to his ... ...

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