

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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Dec 5, 2025 • 44min
Freedom from Fear
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman provides an overview of this week's Torah reading, focusing on a biblical response to fear and anxiety.This is a slightly edited version of this week's "TorahBytes Live" broadcast.Video version: https://youtu.be/cB73Hke0xv4This week's TorahBytes (as referenced in this episode): https://torahbytes.org/86-08/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgThe Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman

Oct 31, 2025 • 48min
How Did I Miss That?
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares two essential elements in God's foundational promises to Abraham that most of us have missed...until now!This includes an edited version of this week's "TorahBytes Live" broadcast.Video version: https://youtu.be/HW9q5wRUqkAThis week's TorahBytes (as referenced in this episode): https://torahbytes.org/86-03/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgThe Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman

Oct 24, 2025 • 1h 11min
A Not-So Secret Society
Professor and author Dr. Ralph Korner joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss some of the whys and wherefores of "The Society of Post-Supersessionism." Video version: https://youtu.be/YAAppbK_rkoContact Ralph Korner: Ralph.Korner@taylor-edu.caThe Society of Post-Supersessionism: https://www.spostst.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgThe Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman

Sep 12, 2025 • 33min
Israel & the Mercy of God
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explains how a serious, but common, English mistranslation obscures God's intentions for the Church's relationship to the Jewish people.Video version: https://youtu.be/e3Cou7MKG0UAs mentioned in the podcast, here is Romans 11:28 in various English translations:https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Romans%2011%3A28Questions/comments: comments@thinkingbiblically.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman

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


