Searching For Summer, Part 2: When Vacation Isn’t Enough // Jordan Brokaw

Bob Wiley had a plan. Take a vacation from his problems. The only flaw? Bob came with him. Most of us do the same thing every summer. We book the flights, pack the bags, and quietly hope a change of scenery will do what only real transformation can do. But escapism and real rest are not the same thing. In Part 2 of Searching for Summer, Jordan Brokaw traces the thread of escapism through one of the Bible's most famous stories: Jonah. It’s the story about a bitter man who would rather be thrown into the sea than do the hard work of becoming a more loving person. In This Teaching The difference between escapism and real rest Five forms of escapism hiding in Jonah's story What it means to use God to run from God Why you can't grow on the run — and what to do instead Scripture Referenced: Jonah 1:1–3 Jonah 1:12 Jonah 1:17 Jonah 3:4 Jonah 3:8–9 Jonah 4:5 Jonah 4:8–9