Have you ever needed a second chance in life? There is hardly anything more wonderful than a second chance – and we all need one from time to time – in big ways and in small ways. But a second chance is not what we expect the prophet Jonah to receive.

You may be familiar with the incredible true story of a con man named Frank Abagnale. Between the ages of 15 and 21, Abagnale successfully passed himself off as a commercial airline pilot with Pan Am, a medical doctor, and a lawyer. This is a disturbing true story since, as a pilot, Abagnale was entrusted with hundreds of lives in a plane he didn’t know how to control.

If you have ever seen a movie in 3-D – possibly presented on a dome IMAX screen—you will know that the experience is remarkable. Images flow out of the screen and action happens all around you. It can feel like you’re entering another world – the world of the film itself.

It’s a scary thing to be in a state of open war; it’s unsettling to think that you might be under attack but quite unaware of what’s taking place. It’s no secret that warfare today is undergoing rapid change.

It can be an unsettling moment to realize that, whether you had set out to imitate them or not, you have somehow become just like your mother or your father. The moment often comes somewhere in mid-life.