David Olaseinde is a final year Economics and Politics student at the University of Manchester. He is passionate about writing and writes a blog called ‘Deep In Thought’ where he shares his thoughts on relatable conversations from a Christian’s point of view.
Recently during our Heas Up Bible study, we were taken through the naming of Israel and reminded of how that name came about. Before becoming Israel, Jacob was Jacob: a man whose very name carried connotations of striving, grasping, and deception. Yet despite all of that, he became the recipient of God's blessings, passed down from Abraham. When I read the story of Jacob...
