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"2007 Series - Jacob"
Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. Privilege Has Its Membership
Contributed on Dec 18, 2007
Jacob, Pt. 1
JACOB: WRESTLING WITH GOD AND MAN Jacob was a clever and crafty, colorful and captivating, calculative and complex character. Jacob is not our model, neither are his methods and marriages. His motivation was indefensible, his mistakes were glaring and his misery dogged him. However, readers who ...read more
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2. Better Late Than Never
Contributed on Dec 18, 2007
Jacob, Pt. 3
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER (GENESIS 28:10-29:13) A Chinese fable tells of the owl’s flight to the east to escape its neighbors, who were increasingly tired and vocal of the bird’s incessant noise in the night. As it was packing, the owl met a pigeon, which asked: “Where are you going? Why are you in ...read more
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3. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
Contributed on Dec 18, 2007
Jacob, Pt. 4 (Final)
WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER (GENESIS 29:15-30, 31:36-42) Charles Sykes, a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Institute, a public policy think tank, didn’t like the way his fellow citizens whine, evade responsibility and point fingers. The infamous 1991 Los Angeles riot was a case ...read more