Jacob’s Wages: The Cost of Trying Too Hard
There’s a pattern in Jacob’s story, the grandson of Abraham. It’s one that chased me until it brought me to an end. “Grace is not opposed to effort, it is…
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The Violent Absurdity of Faith
Throwback from February 15, 2017, and updated on 5/10/2026. Over eight years, a lot of things have changed…and a lot has not. Faith is often thought of as an all-in or…
Jacob’s Legacy: Fatherhood, Faith, And Forgiveness
Jacob's family has drama and issues. We can forget that these stories are about humans and that it was messy and not so cleanly scripted as we read them. Jacob was selfish and his family was a crap show. When his favorite son falls prey to the children Jacob fathered, Jacob's lifelong pursuit has born its fruit. He now swam in the wake of the mess he made.
