

Thinking Biblically with Alan Gilman
Alan Gilman
Through engaging conversation, Bible teacher Alan Gilman explores how all scripture speaks to all of life.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 50min
Avner Boskey: Middle East Focus - July 2025
Canadian Israeli Messianic Jewish scholar Avner Boskey returns to Thinking Biblically for a Middle East Update. Topics include: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's recent comments, the Druze in Syria, and accusations of "settler violence" in Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank).Video version: https://youtu.be/w7eTaiTQRvUAs mentioned in this podcast, here is an update debunking the alleged Church burning in the West Bank: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-861909Avner’s newsletter and resources: https://davidstent.org/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgTwitter: @alangilman

Jun 18, 2025 • 59min
Ellie Wiener: Understanding the Book of Job
Having completed her PhD dissertation on the Book of Job, Ellie Wiener returns to Thinking Biblically to discuss her experience and to provide helpful insights into this difficult book.Video version: https://youtu.be/9COR85UEZ5IPrevious episodes with Ellie Wiener on JobPart One (December 2022): Job: A Biblical Questhttps://youtu.be/Ga17Vxtjpt8Part Two: (April 2024): Exploring the Book of Jobhttps://youtu.be/W9LHEFPMlk0Contact/Follow Ellie Wiener: https://elliemarie.substack.com---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgTwitter: @alangilman

May 28, 2025 • 52min
Avner Boskey: Israel - 600 Days at War
Canadian Israeli Messianic Jewish scholar Avner Boskey returns to Thinking Biblically for an update on the war in Israel, 600 days in.Video version: https://youtu.be/5bjIXBDToxAMentioned in this podcast:God's Epic Story Seminar with Alan GilmanChapel Ridge Free Methodist Church5660 Flewellyn Rd, Stittsville, OntarioFriday, June 13, 2025, 6:30 - 9 PM & Saturday, June 14, 2025, 8:30 - 4 PMLunch & snacks includedRegistration (required): https://tinyurl.com/epicstory2025Cost: Free (offering will be taken)More info: epicstory@gmail.com; Phone/text: 613-265-7156Avner’s newsletter and resources: https://davidstent.org/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgTwitter: @alangilman

May 15, 2025 • 57min
God-Mented Reality Part Two
An aspect of last week's "God-Mented Reality" is "God-Meant-It Reality" as reflected in the life of Joseph, son of Jacob. Joseph's "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good" (Genesis 50:20), is a key to freedom from past hurts.Video version: https://youtu.be/X48M8ycUk3QGod's Epic Story Seminar with Alan GilmanChapel Ridge Free Methodist Church, 5660 Flewellyn Rd, Stittsville, OntarioFriday, June 13, 2025, 6:30 - 9 PM & Saturday, June 14, 2025, 8:30 - 4 PMLunch & snacks includedRegistration (required): https://tinyurl.com/epicstory2025Cost: Free (offering will be taken)More info: Jamie & Deb AbthorpeEmail: epicstory@gmail.com; Phone/text: 613-265-7156Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman

May 5, 2025 • 44min
God-Mented Reality
In light of "Star Wars Day" this year, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares a message on how God invites us to powerfully engage his "Epic Story."Video version: https://youtu.be/Mp7iAivbvjoOriginally presented at Greenbelt Church in Ottawa, May 4, 2025God's Epic Story Seminar with Alan GilmanChapel Ridge Free Methodist Church, 5660 Flewellyn Rd, Stittsville, OntarioFriday, June 13, 2025, 6:30 - 9 PM & Saturday, June 14, 2025, 8:30 - 4 PMLunch & snacks includedRegistration (required): https://tinyurl.com/epicstory2025Cost: Free (offering will be taken)More info: Jamie & Deb AbthorpeEmail: epicstory@gmail.com; Phone/text: 613-265-7156Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman

Apr 23, 2025 • 1h 5min
Dru Johnson: Bible On Its Own Terms
Biblical scholar and writer Dru Johnson joins Alan Gilman to discuss how claiming to treat the Bible as the ultimate authority doesn't mean we actually do.Video version: https://youtu.be/WOZRS6LumuQWorld Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith:https://worldea.org/who-we-are/statement-of-faith/Contact Dru Johnson: https://drujohnson.comSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgTwitter: @alangilman

Apr 20, 2025 • 29min
What Do You See?
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman reexamines the central symbol of Christianity: Yeshua (Jesus) on the cross. Check out what happens when a Messianic Jewish Bible teacher is asked to speak at a Christian Reformed Church.Video version: https://youtu.be/G2_BHZvoB28Originally presented at Calvin Christian Reformed Church, Ottawa, Ontario, April 18, 2025Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman

Mar 12, 2025 • 39min
Purim Reflections 5785/2025
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares some Purim reflections.Video version: https://youtu.be/t8hzOBOoMQA"Mordecai" tells the Purim story here: https://youtu.be/RjLSoDe0LukRecent Purim TorahBytes messages:Amalek: https://torahbytes.org/85-20/Is it Your Time? https://torahbytes.org/85-21/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman

Feb 10, 2025 • 29min
Better Than Life?
In this message from Psalm 63:3, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares his grappling with the meaning of God's love and how it's "greater than life."Video version: https://youtu.be/2zO5FDSnHyQPresented originally at All Saint Lutheran Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February, 9, 2025.Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman

Jan 29, 2025 • 56min
Avner Boskey: Israel Update, January 2025
Canadian Israeli Messianic Jewish scholar Avner Boskey returns to Thinking Biblical for an update on the situation in Israel and the Middle EastVideo version: https://youtu.be/hYl2yW_0EI0Avner’s newsletter and resources: https://davidstent.org/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgTwitter: @alangilman