We tell the story of Ruth, a Bible book filled with so many foot references that it gets a little weird. Though the author really can't seem to get his eyes out of the gutter or anywhere past the shins, Ruth tells an inspiring tale of love and loyalty between family. Meanwhile, two people doing their best to be the difference in an uncompassionate society fall for each other, but run up against some uncomfortably foot-themed marriage laws that threaten to derail the wedding plans.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Violence: 1/5

Sexual Assault: 2/5

Consensual Sexual Content: 3/5

Discriminatory Themes: 1/5

MUSIC CREDITS:

"Vlad Gluschenko - Where No Man Has Set Foot" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Terms of Use: https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co.

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"Stomping Grounds - Silent Partner" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠

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Jacob tries his best to make amends, but he's backed up into a corner and ends up getting jumped by a stranger in the middle of the night. As he fights, he realizes that his attacker is not an ordinary man, but God Himself. God gives Jacob a dramatic new name as his family derives a new cultural practice from comparing Jacob's body to a cut of meat. In light of Jacob's fistfight with God, we examine the idea that we need to "wrestle with God" in order for him to answer our requests.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 3/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: 0/5

Sexual Assault: 0/5

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

"Elektronomia - Elektronomia - Collide" is free to use on YouTube with credits. Watch: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bWGhAfN9PAs⁠⁠ Stream: ⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y⁠⁠. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/QQXmUEuaVQg⁠.

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

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Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

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Jacob finally arrives at his uncle's house, where he discovers that he has a crush--on his cousin. This is a problem, but for all the wrong reasons. Eventually, he gets his uncle's blessing. What follows is family drama that resembles bingeworthy TV. A family member with a disability is repeatedly trashed (TW) and we discuss what it's like to feel invisible, even among friends and family. We learn that those who are forgotten by humans are often given special attention by God. This episode also sets up the final confrontation between Jacob and God that will occur next time in the finale to this three-part series on Jacob.

I'm aware that there are noticeable issues with the audio quality both in the last episode and this episode. It's the result of me trying a new method of audio editing. The next episode has been prerecorded and unfortunately will have similar issues, but going forward the problem has been fixed.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 1/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: 4/5

Sexual Assault: 2/5

Discrimination: 4/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"SilentCrafter - Activation" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UCuwFIeJU...⁠⁠

"Modern Superheroes" by Evgeny_Bardyuzha.

"Stomping Grounds - Silent Partner" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠

"CloudGazing" by Gvidon.

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We start the saga of the Biblical legendary hero, Jacob, a touted trickster who barely pulls off one deception thanks to incredible incompetence on the part of everyone else. The remainder of the time, he's offering very obviously bad deals and unfortunately people are gullible enough to bite. Nonetheless, he's a shady character, partially of his own volition and partially forced into it by his environment. The deception he does manage to pull off quickly catches up to him, and he finds himself running for his life through the desert, when he comes face to face with God. To be continued.

In our discussion of the story, we discuss why God is more upset with Jacob's gullible brother than the deceptive Jacob, and why monasteries completely miss the point.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 1/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"EuGenius - Caravan" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠

"INOSSI - Infinite" Music by INOSSI Listen: ⁠https://fanlink.tv/b3xg⁠ Watch: ⁠ • INOSSI - Destiny (Official) ⁠

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"Good News - The Piano Says"

We follow Job, who suffers a series of increasingly unfortunate events. When he turns to his religious friends for support, they tell him that he deserves to suffer. In desperation, Job begs God to show up in person and give him answers. A teenager named Elihu shows up and helps explain the problem of suffering--and then God makes an appearance to set everything right. We look for answers to the question of why, if God is so good, there is so much suffering. We also discuss how, as Christians, how seriously God takes using our faith to dismiss people's pain.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 2/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 3.5/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Aftertune - Colors" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKf...⁠⁠

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We start the story of why evil exists in the world at its source, Lucifer, an influential angel gone bad. The struggle for power and domination progresses through Lucifer's heart and then moves on to infect others, as he uses deceit to turn even divine beings against God. Sin migrates to our planet, and we set the stage for next week's episode, Job, where we will confront God with the age-old question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?"

We also discuss why Eve being the first to sin does not mean that male headship makes sense.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 0/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

Evoke Music

Ross Bugden, "Something Wicked," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuw_O5MU5CE.

"yenss - Forever" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..⁠

"MegaEnx - Recovery" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/megaenx⁠