Dr. Charles Nienkirchen examines the notion of facing up to God and shares some personal musings on “Jacob the wimp” and “The Jacob with a limp”.

Dr. Charles Nienkirchen is Professor of Christian History and Spirituality at Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alberta. He taught as an adjunct professor at several seminaries in Canada, the United States and Russia and has been Scholar in Residence at the University of Oxford, England and Tantur Ecumenical...