Thinking Biblically with Alan Gilman

Does your translation truly reflect the Scriptures as God intended? Bible scholar and author, Dr. Iain Provan, returns to Thinking Biblically with Alan Gilman to discuss various crucial issues regarding English Bible translations.Video version: https://youtu.be/CrNaT3qoRPsContact Iain Provan: https://iainprovan.ca/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

In keeping with the celebration of Purim (the Festival of Esther) this week, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman provides an overview of the story, followed by some reflections, including how Esther shows us how to really live.Video version: https://youtu.be/ZyJGTDqEPhcOriginally presented at Grace Lutheran Church in Camrose, Alberta, March 5, 2023.Mordecai tell the Purim story (March 2022): https://youtu.be/RjLSoDe0LukSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

For this edition of Thinking Biblically, Alan Gilman shares a short message that was part of the inter-congregational Ash Wednesday service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Cochrane, Alberta, recorded February 22, 2023.Video version: https://youtu.be/AVHbUbj21Dc---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

In this edition of Thinking Biblically, Alan Gilman shares a most humorous, yet insightful, interaction he had with ChatGPT, the latest craze in artificial intelligence.Video version: https://youtu.be/Cy6Wmtb1v6g---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Tony Watkins, Fellow for Public Engagement at Tyndale House, Cambridge University in England, joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss the prophetic role of media, particularly film, in our society.Video version: https://youtu.be/2TsP-BOz7EwContact Tony Watkins: https://tyndalehouse.com/about/contact/---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman begins a new series based on his booklet: "Undermining Forces: Nine popular approaches attacking the authority of Scripture today." In this series, Alan explains the various "undermining forces" and how to overcome them. In this first installment, Alan discusses how focusing on "what the Bible means to me" obscures what it actually means.Video version: https://youtu.be/zouPcnAi7MMYou can get a free PDF copy of the "Undermining Forces" booklet by subscribing to Alan's email list here:https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/pimNmcN/subscribebook01Or you can purchase it on Amazon here:https://amzn.to/40rphXn---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Messianic leader Ben Volman is a child of Israeli Holocaust survivors. He joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to share what it was like to be confronted by the truth of Scripture, particularly the messianic claims of Jesus.Video version: https://youtu.be/zcxj_RHx8rUContact Ben: [email protected] Ben's book: https://amzn.to/3HeOs6A---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Some serious fun here as Bible Teacher Alan Gilman examines how to learn to navigate a world full of illusions. Recorded January 13, 2023.Video version: https://thinkingbiblically.org/illusions/Download key graphics from the podcast:https://thinkingbiblically.org/illusions.pdf---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

The surprise visit of the mysterious men from the East demonstrates how the light of God's truth often results in agitating the forces of darkness. Would we be better off letting things be? Why does God allow evil to have its way at all? Bible Teacher Alan Gilman looks at the coming of the magi in Matthew, chapter 2, to explore a biblical perspective on human responsibility.Includes some surprising information about the origins of the Magi!Video version: https://youtu.be/Gsu6t-f_3js---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

It's Hanukkah this week! Bible Teacher Alan Gilman provides the historical background to this important festival. He also explains some of its contemporary observances along with important lessons and reflections.Video version: https://youtu.be/FT9H1N3pO8QLast week's podcast on the Book of Job: https://youtu.be/Ga17Vxtjpt8---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman has a most engaging conversation with Ellie Wiener, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, England, who has begun a three-year quest on the Book of Job. You will be touched by Ellie's practical and challenging insights into this often misunderstood portion of Scripture.Video version: https://youtu.be/Ga17Vxtjpt8Email Ellie Wiener: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

This episode showcases Bible Teacher Alan Gilman's recent message on the topic of peace that was presented on December 4. 2022 at Greenbelt Church, Ottawa, Canada. Alan provides a biblical definition of peace and how God through the Messiah wants to bring peace to and through his people.Video version: https://youtu.be/s2YMFLUwp-Y---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman reveals the hidden meaning of the Messiah's name.Video version: https://youtu.be/c-sLToJecOwGod's Name: https://youtu.be/DczkFjtuWiI---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explains the controversy over God’s name in the Hebrew Scriptures and the difference a good understanding of it makes to our lives.Video version: https://youtu.be/DczkFjtuWiI---Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman addresses the contemporary obsession with self that is driving the current culture.Video version: https://youtu.be/W0pt8hNaMqwReferenced in podcast:My Story: https://youtu.be/2r83-S_9j9MBook: "Strange New World" by Carl Truman - https://amzn.to/3WDyJFd (it was wrongly called "Strangers in a Strange World" in the podcast)Scott Masson: Roots of Contemporary Education - https://youtu.be/-XtTT8V3Ft8---Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Guest host Daniel Gilman joins Alan to reflect upon twenty-five years of TorahBytes, Alan’s weekly commentary on the Books of Moses. This was a live event over Zoom, recorded on November 2, 2022.Video link: https://youtu.be/rrHAvMkezKIPurchase Alan’s book “Torah Light” on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KlVMyrTorahBytes site: https://torahbytes.org/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explains how the Messiah represents, not replaces, Israel.https://youtu.be/stRP9L8IpyUSong, "Psalm 80": © 1977 Shoshanna Records. All rights reserved. Used with permission / www.thestarofdavidsingers.comThe TorahBytes 25th Anniversary live event (recorded on November 2, 2022): https://youtu.be/rrHAvMkezKILast week’s podcast: He Lifts Me Up (John 15:2): https://youtu.be/2KCOM1ATycoArticle: The relationship between Messiah’s sacrifice and the Land of Israel:https://alangilman.ca/2019/12/08/the-bible-and-the-west-bank/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Are you a follower of the Messiah and going through a frustrating, seemingly unproductive, time? Conventional translations and interpretations of John 15:2 (“Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away”) suggest you are in big trouble. Bible Teacher Alan Gilman provides a far more legitimate and encouraging translation.Video version: https://youtu.be/2KCOM1ATycoThe TorahBytes 25th Anniversary live event (recorded on November 2, 2022): https://youtu.be/rrHAvMkezKIQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Dr. Hélène Dallaire joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to explain her extraordinary life journey from being born into a Catholic family in Quebec City to becoming a Hebrew and Semitic language professor at Denver Seminary in Colorado.Video version: https://youtu.be/-EDLBfZQ7BQTo contact Hélène: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins this year Sunday evening, September 25. Bible Teacher Alan Gilman reflects upon one of the most central themes of the occasion: the forgiveness that comes through repentance.Video version: https://youtu.be/PiZtwH6oBM8Further reflections on Rosh Hashanah: "Progress, but in What Direction?" (https://alangilman.ca/2022/09/22/progress-but-in-what-direction/)Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

My daughter Naomi is the second-born of ten. Unlike me and her mother, she grew up in a household of faith. Despite that, it wasn't until a particular experience that God became real. He would continue to show himself real to her through some very difficult life challenges ahead.Video version: https://youtu.be/h3JALzw1w2AContact Naomi: [email protected] School of Dance website: https://www.arisedance.com/Arise Dance sample videos:- Multiplied (5-min. worship dance): https://youtu.be/YPGD_MJm4Es- Seasons of You (25 min. production by the Arise Youth Ballet): https://youtu.be/2JRZ2me72Tc- Born In Me (25 min. Christmas Production by the Arise Youth Ballet): https://youtu.be/TxzSWPRcAn0?t=43Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman responds to Dennis Prager's recent clip, "The Biggest Difference between Judaism and Christianity."Video version: https://youtu.be/wECP2gGPPd8Dennis Prager original video clip: https://youtu.be/R4q8zioFyPMQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

In this episode of Thinking Biblically, Alan Gilman, provides a bit of a personal update and ties up some loose ends regarding the topic of education.Video version: https://youtu.be/aIMXKhSwMasAlan's journey to faith: https://youtu.be/2r83-S_9j9MQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Continuing the subject of the role and responsibilities of parents in education, government and media relations coordinator for the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada, Patty Marler, joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss home education.Video version: https://youtu.be/nd3Iq-2zrG0Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada:https://hslda.ca/Home education resources:https://homeschool.today/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Professor and social commentator Dr. Scott Masson joins Alan to explore the roots of today’s education system.More on Scott Masson:Web: https://www.scottmasson.ca/YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/DrScottMassonQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

No one likes failing, but it should not get in the way of success. In this message, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman uses an object lesson from baseball to illustrate a biblical approach to overcoming failure. Not just for baseball fans!Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Featuring the song "Home Run" by Geoff Moore & the DistanceQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explores a biblical basis for not simply going along to get along.Video version: https://youtu.be/2DshYRaTVEIMentioned in this podcast:Brain Games clip: https://youtu.be/o8BkzvP19v4Article: The Impending Storm: https://alangilman.ca/2022/07/12/impendingstorm/Last week's podcast: The Totalitarian Trap: How the Nazis took over a civilized society (Guest: Howard Margolian): https://youtu.be/MQKM8KX0-pwUnity & Division (Thinking Biblically podcast): https://youtu.be/41fD387_zc0Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Historian Howard Margolian joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss the various conditions that led to Nazi totalitarianism and what we can do to avoid being drawn into something similar.Video version: https://youtu.be/MQKM8KX0-pwQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Pro-life advocate and social commentator Jojo Ruba joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss the implications of the recent US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade (with special consideration given to the Canadian scene).Video version: https://youtu.be/ikQsM9_g5sQContact Jojo Ruba: [email protected] podcasts:Devorah Stacey: A Biblical Perspective on Abortion: https://youtu.be/kpT7c-4Hd1YRick Harper: Pregnancy Care Centers: https://youtu.be/hGdE_QnhdnoWhat Are You Worth (human value)?: https://youtu.be/LyKmbsoqLokQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares several reasons why he thinks we can take the Bible at face value.Video version: https://youtu.be/1g2J2Mv09kwMy story: https://youtu.be/2r83-S_9j9MWhat's the New Testament For? https://youtu.be/ZuNXJPKsO0ETenach (Old Testament) prophecies and allusions to Yeshua (Jesus): https://mb-soft.com/believe/txh/ntot.htmReference to David found in archeology: https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/01/17/king-david-an-archaeological-biography/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Canadian-Israeli Messianic Jewish philosopher and architect Allen Wiseman joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to share his faith journey.Video version: https://youtu.be/0dR-GmqTqUYTo contact Allen Wiseman, email Thinking Biblically: [email protected] in this podcast: "Full Disclosure" (TorahBytes weekly message): https://torahbytes.org/82-36/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Former professional football player, Kari Yli-Renko, joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss how to pursue excellence while being real with self, others, and God.Video version: https://youtu.be/wAJeX6QFMMEContact Kari: [email protected]'s blog: https://www.multiplyme.net/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman discusses the nature of truth from a biblical perspective.Video version: https://youtu.be/f_arixctotsQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

As the abortion debate has flared up yet again, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman discusses how a biblical perspective on human value informs how we view our understanding of life.Video version: https://youtu.be/kpT7c-4Hd1YFor more on this topic view Alan's conversation with his daughter Devorah: https://youtu.be/kpT7c-4Hd1YQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman discusses how the New Testament functions within the whole of Holy Scripture.Video version: https://youtu.be/ZuNXJPKsO0EUnleashing the Old Testament course: https://alangilman.ca/otcourse/Is the Torah [Law] for Today?: https://youtu.be/5XlhC_sZvNgQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

In honor of Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day) this week, Alan discusses how Messiah preserves the land promise first given to Abraham.Video version: https://youtu.be/MCcWZeT6BWAQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

At age six, Doris Greyeyes was taken from her home on the Little Black Bear’s Band reserve in Saskatchewan before being sent to the Lebret Indian Residential School, where she remained through twelfth grade. She talks to Alan about how she coped, the values instilled in her by her parents, and how her recent journey to faith in Jesus equips her to bring healing to own people.Video version: https://youtu.be/XUwBHVgCmK8Watch my conversation with Doris's daughter Melodie: https://youtu.be/O7M_yA8wBCkQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Avner Boskey from Israel returns to Thinking Biblically to discuss Russia, Ukraine, Antisemitism, rising totalitarianism, and Israel.Video version: https://youtu.be/SHUXWZdviHgLast week's Passover podcast: https://youtu.be/VtZ9O-VSQ2kContact Avner: https://davidstent.org/Russia’s propaganda wars: Neo-Nazism and Ukraine:Part 1: https://davidstent.org/russias-propaganda-wars-neo-nazism-and-ukraine-part-one-the-jonah-paradigm/Part 2: https://davidstent.org/russias-propaganda-wars-neo-nazism-and-ukraine-part-two-surfing-the-wave-of-russian-anti-semitism/Part 3: https://davidstent.org/russias-propaganda-wars-neo-nazism-and-ukraine-part-three-ukrainian-history-and-the-jews-bumps-on-the-road/More articles by Avner: https://davidstent.org/words/Avner's Faith Journey: https://youtu.be/HWKn5VmTnAsQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explains why it is important for non-Jewish believers in the Messiah to connect with Passover. He also shares how he and his wife have grappled with relating their Jewishness to their faith in Yeshua (Jesus).Video version: https://youtu.be/VtZ9O-VSQ2kVirtual Passover Seder: https://youtu.be/y56-KHZXfrQPreparation instructions for Seder: https://alangilman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VirtualSederPreparation02.pdfVirtual Passover Haggadah (Script): https://alangilman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PassoverHaggadah_Virtual-2022-04-08-1.pdfQuestions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Long-time American missionary and pastor Leif Camp joins Alan from St. Petersburg, Russia, to discuss how to pray for the conflict in Ukraine.Video version: https://youtu.be/8XDXvuYQ1PsContact Leif Camp (no political content, please): [email protected] Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia: http://eng.elci.ru/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Melodie Greyeyes is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and the Director of CMJ Canada. Melodie shares her faith journey and her burden to help Christians understand Israel in the plan of God.Video version: https://youtu.be/O7M_yA8wBCkBased on some of this discussion you may want to view Alan's presentation, "Is the Torah for Today?": https://youtu.be/5XlhC_sZvNgCMJ Canada website: http://cmjcanada.ca/Contact Melodie Greyeyes: [email protected]/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Dr. Rod Wilson is back to discuss his latest book, “Thank you. I’m Sorry. Tell Me More: How to Change the World with Three Sacred Sayings.” Just like the book, our conversation covers core relational and communication dynamics that when properly understood will make an enormous difference in our lives and the lives of others.Video version: https://youtu.be/ZPcECCjkgDYPurchase Rod's bookAmazon Canadahttps://amzn.to/34YC1N9Amazon USAhttps://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Sorry-Tell-More/dp/1641584475/Other countrieshttps://www.bookdepository.com/Thank-You-Im-Sorry-Tell-Me-More-Rod-Wilson/9781641584470Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

It’s Purim this week! Mordecai provides a first-hand account of this remarkable story followed by some practical reflections by Bible Teacher Alan Gilman.Video version: https://youtu.be/RjLSoDe0LukSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman

Through a biblical perspective on unity, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman provides a remedy for the great amount of division we’ve experienced these past two years.Video version: https://youtu.be/41fD387_zc0Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Rick Faw, Vice President of Programming, A Rocha Canada, joins Alan to discuss a biblical perspective on the environment.Video version: https://youtu.be/tv6I9AvZWTQMore informationA Rocha Canada: https://arocha.caA Rocha International: https://arocha.orgContact Rick Faw: [email protected]/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Ethics and Theology professor Dr. Douglas Farrow joins Alan to discuss the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, Canada, from a biblical perspective.Video version: https://youtu.be/_5Gm89V-3mEMore from Dr. Douglas Farrow:https://douglasfarrow.academia.edu/https://douglasfarrow.substack.com/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

New Testament Professor Dr. Paul Spilsbury joins Alan to discuss the Book of Revelation and what it means for us today.Video version: https://youtu.be/ORvNmeEc_s0The Throne, the Lamb and the Dragon (A Reader's Guide to the Book of Revelation): https://amzn.to/3oRfTenContact Paul Spilsbury: [email protected]/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Michael Gertsman returns to Thinking Biblically to discuss how he was led to emigrate to Israel and his community development work there. We begin by looking at the little-known Jewish festival of Tu BiShvat which occurs today.Video version: https://youtu.be/EhvFLLA38w4Michael Gertsman's spiritual journey: https://youtu.be/ABzVDKwDFK8Contact Michael Gertsman: [email protected]/comments: [email protected]: @alangilmanSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/

Alan's wife, Robin, shares her story of coming to faith in Yeshua (Jesus) as her Messiah, having been brought up in an atheistic Jewish home.Video version: https://youtu.be/_xeyyU_xGNEAlan's faith story: https://youtu.be/2r83-S_9j9MQuestions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilmanOrder "Daniel's Dilemma":Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1777934109/Amazon USA:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1777934109/Book Depository:https://www.bookdepository.com/Daniels-Dilemma-Robin-Gilman-Alexandra-Gilman/9781777934101Order "Stress-Free Homeschooling":Amazon Canada:https://www.amazon.ca/Stress-Free-Homeschooling-Getting-Done-Enjoying/dp/1544958838Amazon USA:https://www.amazon.com/Stress-Free-Homeschooling-Getting-Done-Enjoying/dp/1544958838Book Depository:https://www.bookdepository.com/Stress-Free-Homeschooling-Robin-Gilman/9781544958835Robin's Blogs:For Homeschoolers:https://stressfreehomeschooling.com/General:https://robingilman.wordpress.com/Email Robin: [email protected]

Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explores a biblical perspective on COVID-19.Video version: https://youtu.be/9RwhBuBNpMc“Till We Have Faces: An Analysis of COVID-19 and Public Policy” by Dr. Bruce Hindmarsh: https://alangilman.ca/files/Hindmarsh-v.22.11.2021a.pdfThinking Biblically Podcasts: COVID-19 - The Fear Factor: https://youtu.be/xhbkPVrWPS4COVID-19 - The Fear Factor (Part 2): https://youtu.be/48M6rDbGLnsThinking Biblically about Government - Part 1: https://youtu.be/K_DGWnm7FlkThinking Biblically about Government - Part 2: https://youtu.be/tnA83U0q26EQuestions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman