I’m a pastor at Door of Hope church in Portland, an adjunct professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at Western Seminary, and a creative writer for The Bible Project. I’ve been utterly fascinated with Jesus and his Jewish heritage ever since I became a Christian at 20 years old through an urban outreach ministry to skateboarders in Portland, called Skate Church. I discovered the wonderful world of biblical studies and languages at Multnomah University and Western Seminary and had the privilege of doing a PhD in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My greatest passion and priv...
Latest episodes
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54 min
Science and Faith
Interpreting the Bible’s Creation Narratives. This a talk I gave in 2012 at a conference on Science and Religion hosted by Blackhawk Church and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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1 h 25
Exploring Isaiah - Week 4 / Part 2
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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1 h 48
Exploring Isaiah - Week 4 / Part 1
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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1 h 40
Exploring Isaiah - Week 3 / Part 2
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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1 h 40
Exploring Isaiah - Week 3 / Part 1
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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1 h 37
Exploring Isaiah - Week 2 / Part 1
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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39 min
Exploring Isaiah - Week 1 / Part 4
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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55 min
Exploring Isaiah - Week 1 / Part 3
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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44 min
Exploring Isaiah - Week 1 / Part 2
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…
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58 min
Exploring Isaiah - Week 1 / Part 1
The book of Isaiah is one of the most fascinating and complex books in the entire Bible, and Jesus referred to it constantly to explain who he was and what he came to accomplish. I…