Though Jonah is famous for his fish, he also provides an illuminating case study of depression and suicidal thought. This Bible study and accompanying article provide a guide to the Scriptural portrait of despair shown in Jonah’s story.
Jonah struggles mightily with forgiveness; in fact, his refusal to forgive the Ninevites is the cause of his despair, the root of why he wishes to die! Yet in this story, God shows us the cure: to forgive again, and again, and again. Refusing to forgive only breeds resentment and depression, and sometimes it could even lead to suicide. But forgiving as Christ forgave us will make us more grace-filled, whole and emotionally healthy.
Respecting the integrity of genetic research and its outcome, as Christians we recognize the limitations God ...
Can or Should?
When questions are raised of abortion, contraception, euthanasia, stem-cell research, in vitro fertilization, we ...
Bios and Biology
In one sense, bioethics is something quite new, a development of the last half-century or so. The term itself is ...
Bioethics! What Is It?
Bioethics is ethics applied to moral concerns arising out of the technology that involves decision-making about ...
An Approach to Bioethics
In our culture, ethical or moral determinations are often based on the sentiments of who makes the decision. In ...
You Matter
Eugenics is practiced when it is recommended that children with abnormalities and birth defects are aborted. But ...
Will Power
Logical conclusions: According to Wesley Clark’s existentialist metaphysics, most of us are not alive.
Will Power
What Women Don’t Know Does Hurt Them
The church ought not do anything — whether through silence, a lack of support, or not sharing God’s Word — that ...
Our Littlest Neighbors
A great darkness has fallen upon us. In the 1973 landmark decision known as Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court struck ...
Lawmakers Lawbreakers
Even though churches have lost significant influence over society, they do at least retain authority over their ...
Katie’s Story
Each reason for choosing abortion is unique. Yet one thread runs through many women’s stories — insecurity. That thread is often tangled with the threads of alcohol or drug abuse. Katie’s story is shot through with all those threads. Years later, she had to confront what she had done.
Great Sinners
If the Germans can confess collective guilt, why can’t we? Let us repent of our complicity in abortion.
Great Sinners
