Hebrew Voices #1 – Where Prophets Tread

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Recorded on the west bank of the Jordan River during a sand storm, the inaugural episode of Hebrew Voices features Gordon’s broad insight into the scriptural, geographical and cultural contexts for this special place in Biblical history. Joining Gordon to share his unique perspectives is Anthony Garcia—who believes Yeshua was the Messiah, yet doesn’t consider himself a Christian. Gordon and Garcia discuss the world-changing events that occurred at this exact location through the millennia: the Israelites crossing over “into the land”; Elijah and Elisha parting its waters; and the baptism of Yeshua by John the Baptist.

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Ushpizin – My Favorite Movie

Ushpizin Movie

One Sukkot tradition I have developed over the years is watching the Israeli movie Ushpizin. This movie is really clever because it takes one of the classic Hollywood movie genres, the "Christmas Miracle," and transposes it to Israel. Of course, in Israel it would not make sense to have a movie about Christmas, so Ushpizin is about a Sukkot Miracle. Continue reading

The Yom Kippur War Miracle

The Yom Kippur War MiracleOn Yom Kippur 1973, while Jews throughout Israel were fasting and praying in synagogues, Syria and Egypt launched an unprovoked surprise attack. At the outbreak of the war Israel’s tanks were outnumbered 10:1. That was before before Iraq, Morocco, Jordan and Saudi Arabia also sent tanks to drive Israel into the sea! In this video I get choked up as I explain how Israel winning the Yom Kippur war, was nothing short of a miracle and a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. Continue reading

Unity vs Uniformity

Since the 1980s I have been striving to understand our Creator's holy calendar and live in accordance with the times He hard-wired into Creation. Over the years I have seen a proliferation of calendar systems among those turning to Scripture, as my own understanding has also grown and deepened. Calendar disputes have led to division and strife since the time of the Dead Sea Scrolls. However, I believe that honoring our Creator's calendar to the best of our ability, should not be something that divides us. Continue reading