American Family Radio is the radio network of the American Family Association. With over 190 stations across the United States, they bring a message of faith and Biblical values to millions of Americans every day. During a recent trip by Pesach to their headquarters in Tupelo, Mississippi Pesach and Doug sat down with John Riley, a producer and on-air personality with AFR since their founding. They discussed Christian radio, Christian music, and AFA's mission.

Doug and Pesach interview Professor Joshua Berman about his recent trip to Egypt, where he explored ancient Egyptian artifacts that help explain many passages in the Book of Exodus. This controversial discussion addresses many similarities between an Egyptian Pharaoh's victory and the Exodus from Egypt that lead to some "Wow!" moments, as well as some difficult questions. Egypt certainly shaped Moses and the Jewish people and this episode explores how much its fingerprints are on the text itself.

Doug and Pesach discuss Christian traditions and processes surrounding death, burial, and mourning. We dive into some of the similarities and differences between Christian and Jewish mourning practices, and look at the different ways each community grieves. Doug also opens up and shares some of his personal journey with the loss of his father and father in law.

Is there a spiritual value in staying physically healthy? What does Jewish tradition say about this issue? Are there conflicts for a doctor who is also a Christian of devout faith? And how can doctors help their patients spiritually? Dr. Mike Chichak joins Doug and Pesach for a fascinating conversation about his experiences as a Christian medical doctor. We get into a wide range of issues relating to health, wellbeing, and spiritual life.

Pastor Steven Khoury is a Palestinian Arab pastor of a spirit-filled Evangelical church in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christianity. In this fascinating conversation, Pastor Khoury describes growing up as a Christian in an increasingly Muslim population, and going to a church that was bombed over a dozen times. Pastor Khoury also shared the current struggles that his church community faces and what we can do to help.

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With the background of a recent loss in Pesach's family, Doug and Pesach discuss Jewish traditions and laws surrounding death, burial, and mourning. We explore honor and concern for the soul of the deceased, and some similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity when it comes to comforting the mourning family. (You'll also learn about a strange job that Pesach had in college...)

Doug and Pesach are joined by Merv and Merla Watson for a conversation about their music and Christian Zionism. Merv and his wife Merla are accomplished musicians and composers, writing over 600 worship songs in a Hebraic style that took them to Israel and around the world. Their most famous worship song, "Jehovah Jireh," has been sung in countless churches. We hear their story of moving to Israel in the 1970's, raising their family there, and launching an event attended by thousands of people every year.

Doug and Pesach are joined by Pastor Mikel Lagaras for a conversation about eschatology. What is the Christian view of the end times? What is the Jewish view? Is there anything in common between the two? How central should eschatology be to a life of faith? And.... what difference does it make?

Doug and Pesach are joined by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, Founder and Director of the Biblical Museum of Natural History. Rabbi Slifkin is an expert in the accurate understanding of Biblical references to the animal kingdom. And as Doug and Pesach discover in this eye-opening discussion, inaccurate identification of animals mentioned in Scripture can cause us to miss what the Bible is trying to teach us.

Doug explains Christmas to Pesach: the customs, history, and meaning. Pesach asks about the date of Christmas, the differences from Easter, and teaching the practice of gift-giving to children. And then there's those people that Doug refers to as "C&E"s. (Judaism has them too!)