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"Jacob"
Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 8, 2003 (message contributor)
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1. What To Do With What You Have
Contributed on Nov 8, 2003
Jacob: Wrestling With God and Man, Pt. 1
JACOB: WRESTLING WITH GOD AND MAN Jacob was a clever and crafty, colorful, calculative and complex character. Jacob is not our model, neither are his methods and marriages. In his quest for greatness, his motivation was indefensible, his mistakes were glaring and his misery dogged him. However, ...read more
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2. The End Does Not Justify The Means
Contributed on Nov 8, 2003
Jacob: Wrestling with God and Man, Pt. 2
THE END DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS (GENESIS 27:1-46) In Italy, a man went to a priest and confessed. “Forgive me, Father,” he said, sobbing. “During World War II, I hid a refugee in my attic.” “Well,” the priest replied, “That’s not a sin.” “But,” the man admitted, “I made him pay rent.” “That ...read more
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3. Better Late Than Never
Contributed on Nov 8, 2003
Jacob: Wrestling with God and Man, 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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4. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
Contributed on Nov 8, 2003
Jacob: Wrestling with God and Man, Pt. 4
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
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5. Bygones Are Bygones
Contributed on Nov 8, 2003
Jacob: Wrestling with God and Man, Final Part
BYGONES ARE BYGONES (GENESIS 32:1-15, 32:22-33:12) One of my favorite comedies is Groundhog Day, a make-believe story about Phil Conners (actor Bill Murray), a weather man with a bad attitude, an obnoxious personality, and a razor tongue. For the fourth straight year, he was assigned on Groundhog ...read more