The ending of the Book of Jonah is a shot across the bow. How big are our hearts?
The narrow way is the Christlike way of consistently treating others with respect and dignity.
Jesus does not call us to mock and revile our enemies but to love and bless them.
In the world of paybacks, the first order of business is to exact revenge. But forgiveness can break the cycle and provide a future.
Judas Maccabeus and Jesus of Nazareth represent competing visions of Messiah. The first perpetuates the cycle of revenge with his sword. The other ends the cycle of revenge with his…