This Stuff Matters with Tom Gray

Learn from Katharine van der Beek. Katharine is one of the most remarkable people I’ve ever had the privilege to meet … She is a Jewish believer in Yeshua, from England originally, married to a Dutch Jewish believer in Yeshua, living in Israel, serving as a tour guide, a classically trained concert harpist, Bible scholar, historian, mother of children quickly approaching military service age, … regular person like me and you .

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Turning to the new year often comes with great optimism and excitement – hopefulness and enthusiasm about new beginnings run hot.

This year, however, I’m hearing a lot of pessimism and foreboding looking forward. We kick off a New Year of TSM the Podcast anchoring in real hope that transcends everything. It feels as though we’re going to need it this year.

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We’re privileged to have Santa stop in for an interview during Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone! In this week's episode, we believe you’ll enjoy Jera Shumpert’s experience, perspective, and heart-warming stories. We also hope you’ll be inspired by this difference-maker/revolutionary.

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Celebrating the Most Generous Nation on Earth

We’ve just come off of Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday – let’s stop for a second and celebrate one of the greatest things about the greatest nation on the planet – yes, the generosity of Americans and America. We are the most giving and generous nation on earth. Let’s celebrate it and build upon it – embracing generosity fully as one of the key aspects of our national identity. Here is a link to the article mentioned in today’s episode.

https://www.axios.com/2022/03/09/america-charitable-giving-stats-ukraine

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Today’s episode features part 2 of an interview with Pastor Shmuel Aweida of Beit Eliyahu in Haifa, Israel. Pastor Shmuel gives us unique insights as a pastor of a Messianic Congregation in Israel and as a father of two soldiers fighting the war against Hamas. Here is a link to Pastor Shmuel’s congregation’s website – you can write encouraging emails to them and even make donations directly to them per our interview - https://en.beiteliyahu.org/

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Today’s episode features part 1 of an interview with Pastor Shmuel Aweida of Beit Eliyahu in Haifa, Israel. Pastor Shmuel gives us unique insights as a pastor of a Messianic Congregation in Israel and a father of two soldiers fighting the war against Hamas. Here is a link to Pastor Shmuel’s congregation’s website – you can write encouraging emails to them and even make donations directly to them per our interview - https://en.beiteliyahu.org/

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Today’s episode features part 2 of an interview with Ray Pritz. Ray lives just outside of Jerusalem. Ray moved to Israel fifty years ago, one month before the Yom Kippur War started. Ray works for the Bible Society in Israel. Ray and his wife have three daughters, all of whom were born and raised in Israel. We believe you will enjoy and benefit from the insights Ray shares with us today.

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Israel From the Inside – Part 1

Today’s episode features part 1 of an interview with Ray Pritz. Ray lives just outside of Jerusalem. Ray moved to Israel fifty years ago, one month before the Yom Kippur War started. Ray works for the Bible Society in Israel. Ray his and his wife’s three daughters were all born and raised in Israel. We believe you will enjoy and benefit from Ray's insights today.

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More is Better? Let’s Reject Greed and the Mindless Pursuit of Prosperity

Our consistent tendency, as human beings is to take good things, and turn them into bad things by making them main things. It’s really easy to begin pursuing wealth and prosperity as if it’s the main point of life. On today’s episode, we’ll take an intentional look at our greed and materialism and offer a better approach.

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I Want to Live Forever – the Foolishness of Pursuing Longevity

Our consistent tendency, as human beings is to take good things, and turn them into bad things by making them main things. It’s really easy to begin pursuing longevity as if it’s the main point of life. On today’s episode, we’ll take an intentional look at our obsession with longevity and offer a better approach.

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