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b'In this episode, we talk about\\u2026\\n\\nHow Jacob wrestling with God can open the door to questions about sexuality, gender, and faith\\nA \\u201chierarchy of control\\u201d that Shay learned from his conservative church (and how this passage challenges that)\\nScripture gives us permission to question our faith!\\nthe audacity of making demands of God\\nparallels between Jacob\\u2019s risks & wounds and the LGBTQ experience, a lesson Shay learned from Queer Virtue, which we\\u2019re about to start reading in the Sanctuary Collective book club\\nthe \\u201cbiblical definition of marriage\\u201d\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget! We need your help to keep this podcast \\u2014 and all the rest of Queer Theology \\u2014 running. You can learn more and give some support (even if you can\\u2019t contribute financially) over at\\xa0queertheology.com/support\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\nGenesis 32:22-31\\nJacob got up during the night, took his two wives, his two women servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the Jabbok River\\u2019s shallow water. He took them and everything that belonged to him, and he helped them cross the river. But Jacob stayed apart by himself, and a man wrestled with him until dawn broke. When the man saw that he couldn\\u2019t defeat Jacob, he grabbed Jacob\\u2019s thigh and tore a muscle in Jacob\\u2019s thigh as he wrestled with him. The man said, \\u201cLet me go because the dawn is breaking.\\u201d\\nBut Jacob said, \\u201cI won\\u2019t let you go until you bless me.\\u201d\\nHe said to Jacob, \\u201cWhat\\u2019s your name?\\u201d and he said, \\u201cJacob.\\u201d 28 Then he said, \\u201cYour name won\\u2019t be Jacob any longer, but Israel, because you struggled with God and with men and won.\\u201d\\nJacob also asked and said, \\u201cTell me your name.\\u201d\\nBut he said, \\u201cWhy do you ask for my name?\\u201d and he blessed Jacob there. Jacob named the place Peniel, \\u201cbecause I\\u2019ve seen God face-to-face, and my life has been saved.\\u201d The sun rose as Jacob passed Penuel, limping because of his thigh.\\nPhoto by bratmandeux\\nThe post Wrestling with God \\u2013 Genesis 32:22-31 appeared first on Queer Theology.'