Grafted: Jewish Roots of Christianity

My guest is Holly Eastburg from HebrewRootsMom.com.

Is the Torah still relevant to us today? Does it have anything to do with Salvation? Do we really need to keep the Torah with its laws and teachings? Is there a more significant spiritual blessing for those who do? Holly and I discuss that and more in today's episode.

From Holly's website:

My family and I are on a journey to grow spiritually and strengthen our Christian faith through a deeper understanding of the Old and New Testament and the culture of our Messiah, Jesus.

Studying the bible from a Jewish perspective can provide a great deal of biblical understanding. Each member of my family has grown spiritually since we started practicing our faith according to our Biblical roots and making this a part of our family’s legacy. It’s my desire for other Christians and their families to grow along with us and I welcome you to join us on this journey. I’ll share our beliefs, traditions, recipes, and more to help you on your Hebrew Roots journey also. I hope it’s as much a blessing to your family as it has been to ours!

Her book, Bring Shalom to Your Home welcomes Christians to bring peace and completion to their lives by providing ways to live out their Biblical faith. Led by ancient traditions and Scripture, Holly Eastburg teaches the basics of practicing the Hebraic Christian faith through these topics:

The Hebrew Roots of the Christian Faith, The Sabbath (Shabbat), The Biblical Holy Days (Moedim), Passover (Pesach), Unleavened Bread (The Feast of Matzah), Firstfruits (HaBikkurim), Shavuot (Pentecost), Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication), Purim, The Shema, The Biblical Hebrew Language, A Biblically Clean Diet, Studying the Bible, The Biblical Calendar, Finding a Church, Teaching Your Children, Explaining Your Faith to Your Others.

Barri Cae Seif (formerly Mallin) is an instructor, author, and theologian. Her experience has led her through opportunities in corporate sales, Sunday school education, travel, Bible college instruction, authoring, conference speaking, and twice-annual trips to Israel as President of a humanitarian organization. Here is her testimony.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDewMB8Hs_IIn addition, Barri is an Associate Professor and Director of Online Teaching Effectiveness with Grace Christian University. She maintains her status as an online adjunct faculty member at several universities, teaching Graduate-level Business classes and undergraduate Bible and Business classes. She also serves as a content chair for several doctoral students. 

Barri holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Trinity Theological Seminary. Her focus was the Exegetical study of Romans 10:4. She earned an MBA from Amberton University with a concentration in General Management. She earned a BA in Psychology at Stephens College.

Her published works include four devotionals:

Intimate Moments with the Hebrew Names of God

The Name - HaShem: Daily Devotional Worship 

There’s Just Something About That Name

Midbar Missives: Wilderness Devotionals

Other links: The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible

http://www.Haktuvim.co.il

https://www.facebook.com/OurJewishRoots

As an Ordained Minister and a student of the Bible for over 50 years, Rev. Kay Mortimer brings her deep passion for the Bible into all that she teaches.

Called to be a minister of the gospel at an early age, Kay has been in a lifelong pursuit of understanding the Bible and Christianity. As an Ordained Minister, she now shares treasures from God’s Word through all available means to reach others, inviting them to come into a vibrant relationship with the Lord Jesus and grow as His disciple.

With special emphasis on the Hebraic roots and Jewish connection to the Christian faith, and with deep study of the riches of the Old and New Testaments, CTM seeks to bring a fresh perspective and insight of God’s mighty revelation contained in the Holy Scriptures. https://covenanttruthministries.com/

Shonda Fischer and I talk about the Exodus, Passover, and the Resurrection of Yeshua/Jesus. Have you ever wondered why Jesus wasn't actually in the tomb for three days and three nights as He said He would be? The math doesn't add up...We will discuss that and more on today's episode.

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My friend, Shonda Fischer, and I discuss Genesis chapters 2 and 3 on today's podcast.

It's a little different format than some of my other podcast episodes--more like a Bible study. So, if you can, grab your Bibles and join us as we dive into the story of God's creation of Adam and Eve, and that naked, uh crafty serpent.

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https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%202-3&version=ESV

My guest today is Michael Mistretta.

Michael Mistretta is the CEO of FIRM: Fellowship of Israel Related Ministries (https://firmisrael.org/). Born in Toronto, Canada, Michael was raised in the church and later received a call to Israel where he met Pastor Wayne Hilsden and helped to start FIRM. From starting his own company as a teenager to his 10 years of ministry experience, Michael is an entrepreneur and innovator who is passionate about seeing ministries in Israel thrive and people coming to know Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah.

My guest Michayla White shares with us today. Michayla is the Chief Executive Officer for INCM--International Network of Children's Ministry. https://incm.org/

She has had the privilege of serving in children’s and family ministry in various capacities. She champions the community through her leadership of INCM, writing, speaking, and coaching. Michayla has a Bachelor’s in Psychology with specializations in Christian Counseling and Life Coaching from Liberty University. Her heart for the importance of children’s ministry started at a young age observing her mother who was a volunteer children’s ministry director.

My guest today is Ted Wright from Epic Archaeology.

Ted Wright currently serves as the founder and Executive Director of EpicArchaeology.org. He has a B.A. in Anthropology & Archaeology from the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University, and an M.A. degree in Christian apologetics with a concentration in philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary, where he served as a graduate research assistant to Dr. Norman Geisler. For over a decade, Ted has been a speaker on Christian apologetics as well as Biblical Archaeology across North America & internationally. In addition to public speaking, Ted was the former Executive and Teaching Director of CrossExamined.org, the apologetics ministry of Frank Turek. Ted has also appeared on numerous television and radio programs including the History Channel’s TV miniseries – “Mankind: The Story of All of Us” (2012), “Mankind Decoded” (2013), and CNN’s miniseries on the historical Jesus, titled, “Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery” (2015). He has also appeared on ABR’s TV program “Digging for Truth.”

Find him on Twitter at @EpicArchaeology

On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/epicarchaeology/

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My guest today is Dr. Dinah Hodgson. https://dinahleehodgson.com/

Although initially trained as a registered nurse, Dinah’s life was refocused in early 2000 when she sensed a call to full-time ministry. She attended Grand Canyon University’s Christian Leadership program and became ordained by Messenger Fellowship.

Dinah has served in a myriad of leadership roles including staff pastor within the local church, as well as para-church ministries and is passionate about helping individuals understand their identity and inheritance in Christ and experience greater depths of intimacy with the Triune God.

Dinah recently graduated from Primus University of Theology with a Masters in Ministry focused on Leadership and Christian Counseling.

She has spoken nationally, as well as internationally at women’s retreats, and taught men's and women’s classes.

Get her book, Up from the Ashes: Reclaiming God’s Original Design and Purpose for Your Life at https://redemption-press.com/product/up-from-the-ashes-reclaiming-gods-original-design-and-purpose-for-your-life/

Other links: Lost in Translation Vol. 1: Rediscovering the Hebrew Roots of Our Faith - https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Translation-Vol-Rediscovering-Hebrew/dp/1589301994

My guest today is Dr. Phil Gigliotti. He is a retired medical doctor, teacher, speaker, and lover of the Messiah. He teaches the Jewishness of Scripture online at the Messianic LAMB Network as well as https://giftofgrace.podbean.com/. He also has class at Calvary Chapel of Cleveland. #OneinMessiah

We had a wonderful conversation about Phil's amazing redemption story, and how the Lord led him to a Messianic congregation as a Gentile, and we talked a lot about Scripture. You won't want to miss it!