Shoulder to Shoulder

Join Doug and Pesach for an interview with Markus McFolling, as they unpack his story of football stardom that turned into drug addiction, and the depths he had to go before rediscovering his faith and beating addiction.

First, Pesach rants about the results left-wing media bias in both Israel and America, with Doug, not surprisingly, the voice of compassion. Then Doug and Pesach welcome Nir Salomon, Executive Director of CRIB Efrat, an Israeli non-profit that helps mothers choose life. Very powerful conversation!

On this episode Pesach and Doug tackle two interviews. First, we spoke with founders of Grilling for IDF about their incredible mission of lifting the spirits of those men and women serving in defense of Israel by serving them meat with a side of meat. Then we spoke with a young woman who just returned from her first trip to Israel through CUFI and capture her highlight reel.

Doug and Pesach welcome pastor, author, and pro-Israel leader Lyndon Barrington Allen. We discuss his recent book which argues that the concept of RACE is the recent invention of anti-Biblical, anti-faith sources. He calls on us to change our language and our thinking about this culturally explosive topic.

Doug and Pesach sit down with Rabbi Tuly Weisz, founder and director of Israel365 and publisher of The Israel Bible. After Rabbi Tuly shares his personal journey, we discuss what mourning for the destruction of the Temple means to Jews today, and explore the question, "Can we rebuild the Temple already?" (Spoiler alert: Pesach's head blew up!)

Pesach and Doug delve in to Judges chapter 11, the remarkable story of Jephtah. How do we make sense of some highly questionable behavior? Is Jephtah a hero? What lesson is the Bible trying to teach us?

Pesach has long said that Christian Zionism is not just a political movement. It's a new sect of Christianity. After sharing what he heard from thought leaders in DC, Pesach sits down with JoAnn Magnuson, one of the early pioneers of the Christian Zionism. JoAnn shares her personal journey from her memories of World War 2 down through the growth of the movement today.

In this episode, Doug and Pesach sit down with Dr. Shlomo Fischer, a noted Jewish sociologist, to discuss the historical development of the Jewish-Christian relationship, Christian Zionism, and the dangers that lie ahead that threaten the growing and changing bond between our faith communities.

With Israel headed for its 5th election in the past 4 years, Doug and Pesach sit down with Elliot Chodoff to make sense of how we got here and what it means. Elliot answers all our burning questions: How are Israeli governments formed? How do they fall apart? What should we look for in the coming months?

Doug and Pesach are joined by Adam Pruzan, history teacher at Truenorth Academy, for a deep discussion of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Pesach explains what Jewish law has to say on the subject, including some criticism for his own Rabbinic colleagues. Adam explains the historical and legal context of these Supreme Court rulings in light of how the court has functioned throughout US history.

Pesach and Doug are both on the road this week, so we're rereleasing this classic episode from September, 2021. We'll be back next week with an all-new episode of Shoulder to Shoulder.   As people of traditional faith in the Bible, when are we permitted - or even required - to read the Bible metaphorically rather than literally? Must I believe that an actual snake spoke to Eve? If not, what about...

With Doug on the road, Pesach flies solo and has a conversation with Josh Daws, host of the Great Awokening Podcast. Josh shares his journey from a traditional Southern Baptist upbringing to a "cooler", "hipper" church, before realizing that dangerous progressive liberal ideology was infecting the church he had embraced. Now he is on the front lines in the culture war raging in America.

Pesach and Doug discuss the differences in Shavuot and Pentecost celebrations by Jews and Christians. Despite some big theological distinctions they discover a similar theme of empowerment for the people of God to do the mission of God.

Doug and Pesach have a conversation with Zac Waller of Hayovel, a Christian organization that provides volunteer labor to Jewish farmers in Judea and Samaria, the Biblical heartland of Israel. Zac tells the amazing story of his father's awakening to  the importance of what is happening in modern Israel, and the radical decision to sell his farm and move his family to Israel to serve Israeli farmer...

Pesach and Doug sit down with two of the pastors who visited Israel for the first time with Bishop Robert Stearns on the Eagles Wings pastors trip. This unique episode was recorded with three pastors and a rabbi sitting in a park in Jerusalem together at midnight. Listen to their insights, favorite moments, and most impactful things. This conversation will surprise you in the best way possible.

With Doug en route to Israel this week, Pesach conducts a solo interview with CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Mitchell. Chris discusses his personal journey to faith (or as he calls it, from Dunkin' Donuts to McDonald's - yes, he explains that phrase), how he ended up spending twenty years in Israel, and his views on the changing Middle East, the reasons that younger Evangelicals seem less...

Doug and Pesach are joined by Jonathan Feldstein of the Genesis 123 Foundation for a frank and wide-ranging discussion of the state of the Jewish-Christian relationship. Jonathan has decades of experience building bridges between our faiths and he shared his perspective on where we are, the challenges we face, and where Jewish-Christian relations could be headed in the future.

Pesach and Doug have a deep conversation with Hillel Fuld - a tech influencer, marketer, and blogger about social media, technology, and faith. He shares his journey as an Orthodox Jew in a predominantly secular and politically "woke" industry.

A Bishop, pastor, and a rabbi walk into… a podcast. Listen to this incredible interview with Bishop Robert Stearns, a global leader and a pillar in the interfaith relationship between Jews and Christians. Pesach and Doug ask him about his journey, the work of Eagles Wings, as well as the future support for Israel from the Christian community.

With a Russian military presence near its northern border and a looming Iran nuclear deal, Israel's geopolitical position has been made more complicated by the war in Ukraine. Military analyst and historian Elliot Chodoff is back with Doug and Pesach to explain what is going on in Ukraine and how it affects the Jewish State. And, much much more.

Easter is commercialized as the holiday of the Easter Bunny, eggs, and candy but in reality is the most significant theological holiday for Christians. The deep theological concepts and this part of Christian faith are a real point of difference for Doug and Pesach. Join them as they discuss Easter and all of its significance.

Doug and Pesach explore a major Jewish Holiday journeying through the Seder meal, symbolism, traditions, and the personal nature of Passover. Doug asks questions and shared his experience of hosting a "Christian" Seder dinner at his church while Pesach responds to this idea.

So Christian media is all pro-Israel, right? Wrong. Doug and Pesach sat down to talk with Dr. Tricia Miller, a Senior Research Analyst monitoring Christian organizations and media related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Dr. Miller shared her personal story of being raised in a passionately Christian Zionist home, her exposure to bias in Christian academia, and her current role working for CAMERA, th...

The Book of Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not mention God even once, and yet... it's in the Bible! How can we explain God's absence from the story? What does "Purim" even mean, and why is the holiday named after an almost irrelevant detail of the story? Doug and Pesach unpack the recently celebrated holiday of Purim, discuss Doug's first time in a synagogue, and explain some puzzl...

Three separate and unconnected people all asked Pesach to explain the same difficult passage in Exodus 4 in the span of a few weeks. This led to a deep dive into the meaning of this confusing Biblical story. Why did God want to kill Moses? Which child was circumcised? How did Zipporah know how to solve the problem? Doug and Pesach are joined by Pastor Todd Schumacher for a Bible study to get to bo...