Chad Bird | Limping With God | Steve Brown, Etc. | Key Life

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An overly ambitious liar who fathered children with four women... there's a lot we can learn from Jacob. This week, Steve and the gang chat with author Chad Bird about this unlikely 'hero' God chose to change history and what that means for us. Chad's latest book is called "Limping With God: Jacob & The Old Testament Guide To Messy Discipleship" (https://amzn.to/3lFhNjH - @1517org). 🗝️ Do you ever feel too sinful, too screwed up, too whatever to be used by God? Does looking at the full story of Jacob change your perspective any? Share your thoughts in the Comments. 🗝️ While you're here, would you do us a favor? Just click the 'Subscribe' button, then click on the BELL (on mobile devices, also click 'ALL'). Then you'll be the first to know when the newest episode of 'Steve Brown, Etc.' goes live! As always, you can find more from Steve at https://www.KeyLife.org​. Be sure to download the Key Life app, now available for iPhone and Android: And get the best of Key Life in your inbox with Key Life Connection, our free weekly email: https://www.KeyLife.org/subscribe​ GUEST BIO Chad Bird ( @chadbird1517) is a Scholar in Residence at 1517. He holds master’s degrees from Concordia Theological Seminary ( @ctsfw and Hebrew Union College ( @hucarchive). He has served as a pastor, professor, and guest lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew. Chad has authored several books and his most recent is called "Limping With God: Jacob & The Old Testament Guide To Messy Discipleship" (https://amzn.to/3lFhNjH). 00:00 - Intro 02:54 - Meet Chad Bird 05:59 - "Jacob is a total jerk..." 08:02 - Welcome to "Checkered Shirt Day" on Steve Brown, Etc.! 08:27 - Why God won't allow us to have any biblical heroes (apart from Jesus). 10:44 - The God of one-way love 12:57 - More on the idea of God's love being one way in nature 16:18 - The modern day makeover of "ambition" 18:21 - The reason God sometimes takes things away from us 22:12 - In Genesis 32, Jacob was ACTUALLY wrestling with... 30:51 - What is 1517? 33:09 - The surprising way to apply the lessons of "'Limping With God" 37:45 - Steve's closing thoughts 40:20 - Next week's guest is... Follow us on Social! ▶ TWITTER - https://twitter.com/KeyLifeNetwork ▶ FACEBOOK - https://facebook.com/KeyLifeNetwork ▶ INSTAGRAM - https://instagram.com/keylifenetwork Key Life participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Some links may be affiliate links. We may get a small referral fee if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these.