A phrase has become quite common in several professions: “compassion fatigue”. Pastors or counsellors or nurses are reporting “compassion fatigue” in staggering numbers. The term means that a person has run out of emotional energy for the needs they encounter.

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.