title: Inner Messiah, Divine Character: Narrative Approaches to Be Beyond Best
author:  Benjamin Yosef 
description: ''Writing from north of Tel Aviv where bombs intended to destroy me explode over my head, I think about our fragile lives. I have learned life is a narrative and that no historiography is possible without imagination. Such reflections draw me to this book by Benjamin Yosef, a journalist and counselor in faraway Princeton. We need to move beyond the inherited 'malignant heart' of 4 Ezra and contemplate the imago dei found in Genesis. Yosef suggests avenues to activate our superlative self so we are pulled out of our daily destructive habits. Yosef's book is highly recommended for all who yearn to experience a divine power and character that is hidden within each of us so that we may dream beyond the ordinary.''<br />--James H. Charlesworth, Director, Princeton Dead Sea Scrolls Project, Princeton, NJ<br /><br />''<i>Inner Messiah, Divine Character</i> invites us to welcome and embrace the hopeful self which lives inside of us, the self that reminds us that we are created in the image of God. I especially appreciate the way in which the author makes the insights of the Jewish mystical tradition accessible and useful to his readers. Inner Messiah, Divine Character is proof that a profound book may also be altogether practical, alive with insights that show us how we may leave our doubts and despair behind and embark on a life infused with living hope.''<br />--Donald Capps, Professor of Pastoral Theology emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ --Wipf and Stock Publishers
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  The beginnings of a tentative friendship between two roboticists complicate
  over career envy, female beauty, and a stolen robot designed to resemble a
  famous Korean actor.
  
  
  
  
  
  He opens his eyes and is named Yohan. Yohan looks up the name, filled with
  wonder at who he could be. Yohan, it turns out, is a name with Hebrew roots.
  It means, “God is gracious.” Yohan tests his gratitude. Yes, he feels it
  toward his Creator. He turns his head to thank Morgan Ito, who cringes and
  says, “God no, people will think I’m an effing stalker.” She waves her hand.
  “I’ll think of another name.”
  
  
  So Yohan he isn’t.
  
  
  On his third day, Morgan names him Stephen. Stephen doesn’t look up his name,
  now cautious of losing it. He plans to cherish this name from afar until it
  quietly becomes his. He waits for the day he’ll be given his remainin