The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?” … Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. Jonah 1:11, 15. This narrative of Jonah is compelling. There are many parallels to the life of Christ. But that is not what I was thinking about as I was reminded of this narrative today. Jonah sinned and ran from the task God gave him to do. He was instructed by God to go to Nineveh but, instead, he headed in the opposite direction. To get Jonah’s attention, God creates a storm, and it is a doozy. It got everyone’s attention except Jonah’s. He was sleeping. Jonah’s disobedience stole everyone’s peace. We all know people who are being disobedient to God. Often their rebellion takes our joy. We’ve all been there, at one...