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