Share a comment Jonah gets filed away as a children’s story so easily that we forget how sharp it really is. We dig into the opening of Jonah and notice what the text does not bother to tell us: no origin story, no warm introduction, no details about how the message arrived. The book moves in fast motion, and that pace forces a question most of us would rather avoid. What happens when God’s word interrupts your plans and refuses to slow down for your comfort? We zoom out to show why Jonah is...