To Hell and Back with Nehemia Gordon (Open Door Series – Part 8)June 8, 2014In episode 8 of the Open Door Series, Nehemia speaks about his adventures to Hell and back, literally. Hell is a geographic location in Jerusalem known in the Bible as Gehenna, or the Hinnom Valley (shown in the photo onContinue Reading
Learn the Lord’s Prayer in HebrewMay 24, 2014Learn the “Our Father” prayer in Hebrew. This version of the Lord’s Prayer was preserved by Jewish rabbis in the Hebrew Gospel of Matthew. Click on each word to hear it recited by Keith Johnson and see the translation.Continue Reading
Inviting the Name In with Keith Johnson (Open Door Series Part 6)May 21, 2014In Part 6 of the Open Door series, Keith Johnson speaks about “Inviting the Name In”. Throughout history both Jews and Christians have allowed fear, anger, and circumstances to separate them from God’s name. But our heavenly Father said HeContinue Reading
Opening the Door with Nehemia Gordon (Open Door Series – Part 5)May 21, 2014In Part 5 of the Open Door Series, Nehemia Gordon teaches on the name that is the source of all blessing and at the heart of the Priestly Blessing. Gordon explains the literal meaning of God’s personal name and theContinue Reading
The Name of God in Action with Keith Johnson (Open Door Series – Part 4)May 21, 2014Part 4 of the Open Door Series features Keith Johnson speaking on the Name of God in Action. God is breaking down barriers of tradition and calling Jew and Gentile to search the Scriptures for truth that will allow themContinue Reading
The Name of God with Nehemia Gordon (Open Door Series – Part 3)May 21, 2014In Part 3 of the Open Door Series, Nehemia Gordon explains how the name of God, sacred to both Jews and Christians, has become hidden by time and tradition. Beginning with Roman persecution forbidding Jews to speak the name throughContinue Reading
Discovering Common Ground with Keith Johnson (Open Door Series – Part 1)May 21, 2014Open Door Series Part 1 features Keith Johnson speaking on the topic of “Discovering Common Ground.” Johnson relates the fascinating beginnings of his prophetic friendship with Nehemia Gordon. A dream led Johnson to Jerusalem in search of a Torah scrollContinue Reading
Deconstructing the Lord’s Prayer on NPRMay 7, 2014Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson speak to NPR about A Prayer to Our Father, their book about The Lord’s Prayer and its Hebrew roots. Hear the remarkable story of the authors’ journey to Jerusalem, through history, and across different religious beliefsContinue Reading
Persecution on the Temple MountMay 1, 2014My Methodist friend Keith Johnson was recently kicked off the Temple Mount. Now that he has first-hand experience of the persecution perpetrated by the Muslims who control the Temple Mount, he decided to take a stand. Keith was the onlyContinue Reading
What I Learned from a Laotian ElephantFebruary 19, 2014A few weeks ago I was bathing an elephant in northern Laos, when she suddenly decided to toss me headlong into the murky waters of the Mekong River. My encounter with Ms. Snuffleupagus got me thinking about the Hebrew wordContinue Reading
We Don’t Need No Fat Country!October 30, 2013I hear all the time that the name of our Creator should be pronounced “Yahweh” based on this or that transcription in some foreign language. One of the most popular arguments points to ancient Akkadian sources. I could spend aContinue Reading
Shattering the Conspiracy of SilenceJune 18, 2012Nehemia Gordon’s search for answers leads him to uncover an age-old conspiracy of silence surrounding the Priestly Blessing. In the Book of Numbers, God taught the Sons of Aaron a three-line blessing to proclaim over His people. At the endContinue Reading
The Hebrew Yeshua vs. the Greek JesusJune 12, 2012An astonishing realization has recently gripped the Christian world: “Jesus Christ” was not a blond-haired, blue-eyed Gentile. Yeshua of Nazareth was raised in an observant Jewish family in a culture where the Torah (five books of Moses) was the NationalContinue Reading
