The Back to Jerusalem Podcast

A special guest from the US who runs the YouTube channel The Amen! Podcast joins Eugene for this episode. Amen! shares his testimony of faith in Christ and how his study of world religions helped him discover his passion of shedding light on the teachings of Islam.

Rabbi Myles Weiss is back on the BTJ podcast to talk about the recent news that the Presbyterian Church in the US has voted to label Israel an apartheid state.

Eugene is joined by Naghmeh Panahi. Growing up in Iran, Naghmeh experienced war like many un Ukraine are facing today. She shares about her experiences on this special episode.

What does success in ministry actually look like? If you were to do exactly what God has called you to do and you were highly successful at it... what would that look like?

On this episode, Eugene is joined by former Library of Congress historian Raymond Ibrahim. Mr. Ibrahim is an American author, translator, columnist, and critic of Islam. His focus is Arabic history, language, and current events of the Middle East.

Eugene thinks the mainstream media is lying to you about the situation in China. You may have been exposed to this by the international media, but he thinks you haven't been given the full picture... and what's happening in China will impact the rest of the world.

How many believers are there inside of Somalia? Eugene is with a team of believers who live in Somalia and a local pastor has given his count of the total amount of believers in Somalia. You won't believe how few there are. Eugene shares about some of the work BTJ is doing to reach the people living under extreme Islamic rule in Somalia.

Our friend Tym from Poland is on the podcast to report about an incredible project that he is running – printing and delivering Bibles to Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines. He also shares about the latest news in Poland about the ongoing war.

Eugene has just finished a couple meetings in Holland and has an update on North Korea. Recently we have been able to find a small window that has allowed BTJ to provide direct support to people inside of North Korea.

Eugene just arrived in Mexico after being in the country of Georgia with a team of BTJ members participating in the BTJ Dove Training Program. Dove is specifically created to train Sunday school teachers in the underground house church.

While recently in Dubai, Eugene was able to meet with a few partners from the Middle East who are working in nations like Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. On this episode, he quickly shares how BTJ has been able to smuggle resources into Afghanistan so that food can be provided to families who are starving and in dire need of help.

A Russian pastor joins Eugene on this episode to share her perspective on recent events as someone who has been working with Christians inside of Russia. This pastor and her husband have been pastoring a church in Russia for 3 years.

For the first time ever, Brother Yun is coming together with persecuted Christians from Africa, the Middle East, and North Korea to share a message from the persecuted church. This closed door meeting will be in a small intimate setting, so  spaces are limited . Visit backtojerusalem.com for more information.

It is difficult for Christians in India to find a suitable partner. The tradition of elders and parents having a heavy influence on decision making effects many parts of Indian life, including marriage. An Indian brother joins Eugene on the podcast to shed light on this practice.

Recently, a man named Titus Hartford stood outside of a church holding a controversial sign as congregates arrived for services. After being approached by a few church leaders, a police officer eventually confronted him and ultimately arrested him. Eugene has invited American pastor Chris Monaghan back on the podcast get his take on how he would handle a similar situation at his church.

Our great friend Thaine is back in Nigeria and joins the podcast along with his Nigerian brother Lengdung to talk about the amazing things God is doing in Nigeria despite the intense, ongoing persecution.

This is a mayday alert. Food is needed in Afghanistan. The situation is dire. Since the Taliban overthrew the government in August of last year, BTJ has been working with people outside and inside of Afghanistan to supply aid to the people in this chaotic country. Eugene shares details on what's happening on the ground in Afghanistan right now.

As Eugene was thinking about Easter weekend, he wanted to write a special article. So he put up an article at backtojerusalem.com and shared about how the day of the resurrection changed history forever. Some Christians don't like the celebration of Easter because of pagan influences. Does the practice of Christianity look the exact same for everyone? Should you speak up about things others are do...

The price of food is very high in Afghanistan and many people struggle to get the food they need. Eugene is joined on this episode by a BTJ contact who has been assisting with food distributions inside of Afghanistan to help those in need.

Andrei – a BTJ hacker from Romania with degrees in Theology, Computer Science, and a Masters in Lasers – joins Eugene on this episode to share about how principles within quantum physics tie into the Gospel and the Biblical stories.

Eugene and Mariam are on a book tour in the USA for Mariam's new book, Shackled: One Woman’s Dramatic Triumph Over Persecution, Gender Abuse, and a Death Sentence. While driving between locations they decided to share an update on the tour and share about Mariam's story.

“Things are getting unbearable,” Pastor Lin (not his real name) said over the phone yesterday. “Some of the people in our church have run out of food, there are reports of suicides.” Eugene has been receiving desperate reports from inside of Shanghai as citizens are unable to access food, medicine, baby food, and other essentials.

Pastor Chris from Indiana joins Eugene on this episode to talk bout the biggest cultural event in recent memory, the Will Smith slap. What do Christians think about this event that everyone is talking about?

Tym from the BTJ office in Poland joins Eugene on the podcast to share about some recent developments surrounding the crisis in eastern Europe.

Leaders from around the globe are currently in Dubai for The World Government Summit (WGS2022) – and yes that is the name of the summit. If you were thinking that The World Government Summit can’t be that important, because you have not heard about it in the news, you would be wrong. Eugene is currently on the ground in Dubai where the meetings are taking place and following the meetings closely....