Peter and Jenny have the mics to themselves this episode, and they're talking about one of the funniest and most imaginative books of the Bible: Jonah! First, though, we take a moment to mention the unfortunate and early passing of Rachel Held Evans, a Christian writer and thinker we're all quite fond of taken from us too soon. We also have to put a call out for more questions from our Patreon supporters! And speaking of Patreon, our Patreon question this week comes from Shawn Stauffer, who asks "If you had to spend a year as any one of the characters you've made for an RPG, in their world, which would you choose and why?"
That answered and our Scripture read (including the entirety of Jonah 4, which might be the first time we've ever read an entire chapter of Scripture on this podcast) we dive into Jonah—pun intended. It's a work unlike any other in the Bible: A parodic work featuring a prophet doing his best to disobey God and being frustrated when God succeeds! It's also a work enjoining mercy and compassion over reveling in the punishment of others. Plus it's got a prophet people actually listen to; and ... did you know there's a big fish in this one?
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3; Jonah 4:1-11; Titus 3:3-8
Episode 38 - Christians on the Convention Scene (with Derek White)
Episode 37 - Lust (Virtues & Vices, Part 9)
Episode 36 - Romance in Games
Episode 35 - Resurrection
Episode 34 - Death
Episode 33 - Our Origin Stories
Episode 32 - Forgiveness
Bonus Episode - 2014 New Years Resolutions
Episode 31 - Religious Holidays
Episode 30 - Long Campaigns (with Ben Rome)
Episode 29 - Giving in Games (with Stephen Jarjoura)
Episode 28 - Playing the Bad Guy
Episode 27 - Episodic Structure and Pacing (Science of Storytelling, Part 2)
Episode 26 - Patience (Virtues & Vices, Part 8)
Episode 25 - Therapeutic Roleplaying (with Jack Berkenstock)
Episode 24 - Wrath (Virtues & Vices, Part 7)
Episode 23 - Narrative Structure (Science of Storytelling, Part 1)
Episode 22 - Morals in Stories
Episode 21 - Redemption Stories
Episode 20 - Diligence (Virtues & Vices, Part 6)
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