13. Jacob and Esau - the Heel and the Hair Holy Spirits, the Podcast

We are BACK from our (extremely unscheduled) winter hiatus! We didn't mean to totally vanish, but life (as it so often does) got in the way.

Following along on our trek through Genesis, we arrive at the story of a young man with dubious ethics: Jacob. Why is his relationship with Esau, his older brother, so fraught? Was Jacob really that good at making soup? And how hairy is Esau, anyway?

We've got some light incest, a bait-and-switch wedding, a dishonest dick of a father-in-law, plenty of reproduction, and some visits from God along the way. Fellas, is it gay to wrestle with a total stranger all night long? We also take the chance to reminisce about the time Mike's family partook in not one but THREE church musicals. Creepy picture to be posted on Facebook!

PLUS: a quick bonus segment about the mystery of the Philistines. Who were they - and why did they have so much beef with the Israelites? And, more importantly, how does that affect the way we think about the world today?

Holy Spirit: the Great Mimosa Competition of 2021!