February 19, 2025 by Tommy Clayton | Tags: broken, Alone, grappling, wrestle, scheme, hurt by God, self-reliance
I don’t remember when I first encountered the stirring quote by A.W. Tozer, but it still gets me. He wrote: “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply” (Tozer, The Root of the Righteous). God blessed Jacob greatly. But Tozer was right, God first hurt him deeply. We find that story in Genesis 32. Jacob has received word tha...
Keep ReadingFebruary 4, 2025 by Tommy Clayton | Category: Genesis | Tags: Wrestling with God, grappling, fighting, Jacob, DUI, DWI, Jail, Esau
Blue lights flashed in my rear view mirror as the officer approached my truck window. It was 2am on a cool April night in 1996. I was on my way home after a long day of fishing and partying with friends. Escaping didn’t enter my mind—at least not by driving away. I had another escape in mind. Charm. Charisma. Social capital....
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