Achilles’ Heel and Jacob the Heel-Grabber: Wrestling with Weakness, Fate, and the Mysterious Divine
Achilles’ heel and Jacob’s heel are both points of weakness, but while Achilles’ weakness gets him killed, Jacob’s weakness saves him.
Neither Work nor Leisure Provides ‘Our Daily Bread’
God commands both work and rest, but neither of these provides our daily bread. Rather, they teach us to trust God to provide for our needs.
Jesus the Philosopher
Jesus talked like a philosopher and acted like a philosopher—but he also claimed to be more than a philosopher.
