So as we catch up to Jacob here, he is on the run, escaping from his brother Esau, who wants to murder him. Why does Esau want to murder Jacob? Because Jacob — first — used manipulation to steal Esau’s share of their father’s inheritance, and then — second — he used deception to steal […]
When we last saw Abraham, he was busy writing his Last Will and Testament, and the most important thing on his mind was where to find a wife for his son Isaac. Really, he had two problems to solve: first, the bride could not come from any of the local nations, because that would bind […]
Okay: last week, as the thunder from Mount Sinai began to speak to the people of Israel, he started by saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” And because this sentence was an echo of how he had begun his covenant with Abraham […]
So we have a major problem, brothers and sisters: as human beings we love ourselves more than we love anyone or anything else. This self-love lies at the root of everything that has gone wrong in our lives, in our relationships, in our societies. Self-love lies at the root of all shame and fear in […]