We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine, this latest book by Jordan Peterson, is an analysis of Biblical narratives, viewing them not as they are, historical accounts tied to a spiritual reality, but as psychologically and morally charged archetypes revealing the human condition and God's character.

God is best thought of, Peterson claims, “not as an actor on the stage of world history but as the still, small voice inside us. God, we might say, is the voice of our highest values”.

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YOU'RE INVITED: Shakur's Book Club Inaugural Meeting | Let's learn, grow, and read together! The inaugural book selection for Shakur's Book Club is We Who Wrestle With God by clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson.

In this episode, I talk to pastor and podcast host Khalil Tubbs about faith, sacrifice, and following God’s plan! His journey and story from Michigan to Chicago to Memphis, Tennessee, are truly “Faith-inspiring”, and his humility is refreshing.

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Overseer Waymond Dean is the founder of The Revival Center at Cincinnati, a place where the mission is "to help revive the total Man: The Spirit, mind, body, and soul". In this edition of JSU, Jay and Waymond discuss fatherhood, some views on eschatology (end-time events), and what it really means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ in the modern world.

Community leader Iris Roley, the city of Cincinnati's Collaborative Agreement Sustainability Coordinator, related to Jay Shakur the sentiments of many in the wake of the tragic death of 18-year-old Ryan Hinton. Roley says, "It is extremely traumatizing when it is violence from the systems that you pay to protect and serve you."

Keyshawn Phelps is an author and award-winning engineer from Newark, New Jersey. He is the author of the book ' The Mindset Shifter'. Phelps believed "with the right mindset, you can attain any goal that's set". Keyshawn is the oldest of five in a single-parent household in Newark. His father was incarcerated for most of his childhood. Keyshawn says he watched his mother work multiple jobs to support their family and valued her advice to always focus on the bigger picture, meaning that although life might throw obstacles our way, we must be determined to pursue our goals no matter what.

Aaron Battley is an active-duty member of the United States Army and a YouTube and social media content creator. In this episode of Jay Shakur Uncensored, I talk to Battley about his career journey, his take on leadership, UFC, the possibility of World War 3, Fitness, and much more.

In this crossposting from The Weekly Brief companion podcast moderated by Jay Shakur, we cover President Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Tren de Aragua gang members, but a DC judge blocks the move. We also look at the ongoing pro-Palestine campus protests and the murder of prominent Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd.

The Weekly Brief will not just be the news you know, it’s the news you need to know! Shakur compiles the week's major stories into one place so you can know what’s happening around you—highlighting the top news stories, coverage, and commentary of the week from around the U.S.

This is a cross post from The Weekly Brief Podcast moderated by Jay Shakur. The Weekly Brief will not just be the news you know, it’s the news you need to know! Shakur compiles the week's major stories into one place so you can know what’s happening around you—highlighting the top news stories, coverage and commentary of the week from around the U.S.

I covered a small portion of this case as a news reporter in Memphis, Tennessee. Here's a recap of where the case stands now: Timothy Herrington Jr. is now indicted again after a mistrial. In the early morning of July 8th, 2022 20 year-old Jimmie Jay Lee dressed only in his bathrobe, a gold bonnet, and house shoes left his student apartment in Oxford, Mississippi. Private messages would eventually lead investigators to his alleged killer Timothy Herrington Jr., a college grad from a longtime "church family".

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly had a back and forth with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It was a tense and shocking Oval Office meeting on Friday, February 28, 2025.

The Weekly Brief will not just be the news you know, it’s the news you need to know! Shakur compiles the week's major stories into one place so you can know what’s happening around you—highlighting the top news stories, coverage and commentary of the week from around the U.S.