I recently had an excellent discussion with James-Michael (“JM”) Smith on his Disciple Dojo Youtube channel. If you want to hear about …how a nice Lutheran girl with a Ph.D. in Biology started writing about Jesus’ Jewish context …some spicy discussions on highlights of my three “Rabbi Jesus” books …and how you can win a […] The post Lois had a great discussion on the Disciple Dojo Youtube channel appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

Before 2020 I did a lot of traveling to speak, but once the pandemic blocked travel and zoom was invented, many of my speaking invitations have been online now. Podcasts have become a big part of my life too. Personally, I listen to a lot of podcasts while I’m washing dishes or taking a walk. […] The post Some of Lois’ recent podcast discussions appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

Right now, the season of Advent is upon us, and it’s one of my favorites. Our hymns have a much more Hebraic focus than the rest of the year. They are full of rich prophecies about God’s promises to redeem Israel, and through them bring redemption to the world. Listen to these lines from O […] The post The Hebraic Hymns of Advent and Christmas appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

Remember in Genesis 15 when Abraham sacrificed animals to make a blood path to cut a covenant with God? You might think that you’d need to go back 3000+ years to see this scene, but Rev. Dr. Milly Erema grew up in East Africa and saw her family make covenants this way when she was […] The post Reading the Bible from an Insiders’ Perspective – Watch Now appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

Dr. Milly Erema is currently visiting the USA until November 29. While she is here, she and I will be giving talks in churches in Western Michigan. We have already given a two-week seminar at Pillar Church in Holland, Michigan called, “The Bible from an Insider’s Perspective.” When Milly studied at Western Seminary (in Holland, […] The post Upcoming Talks on the Bible from an Insider’s Perspective appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

I’m writing this just over a week after the galling attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza. Many ask me if I have friends in Israel who I am praying for – absolutely! Others ask me if I have an opinion on the conflict. Obviously I see it as a sickening act of terrorism […] The post Two Perspectives on the Gaza Conflict from Heroic Friends in Israel appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

Just today I had a lovely zoom conversation with a woman who wanted to talk through some difficult issues with me – tough biblical passages, what are Christians supposed to do with observing the Torah, etc, etc. She wrote me an email asking if she could talk to me for an hour, and insisted on […] The post An Hour with Lois to Pick her Brain appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

I recently added three posts on my speaking page about upcoming events where I will be presenting this fall. If you live in Michigan or Minnesota, I hope you can come and join me! Even if you don’t, I’ll be speaking online too.  CMJ UK Online Shofar Event – Wed. Sept. 13, 2023 I will […] The post Where Lois is Speaking this Fall (2023) appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

Those of you who have been following my blog have read that in the past few years I’ve been working with a brilliant Old Testament scholar, Rev. Dr. Milly Maturu Erema, a Ugandan professor with fascinating cultural insights on the biblical world that come from her East African background that resembles the Ancient Near East […] The post Amazing news about Rev. Dr. Milly Maturu Erema appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more

Advent is my favorite time of year because this is the one time that Christians read our Bible Hebraically, like the early church did. We open our Bible to the Old Testament and read it looking for God’s ancient promises and how they would finally come true in the Messianic age, in the coming of […] The post Advent: When Isaiah Explains the Words of Jesus appeared first on Our Rabbi Jesus ..read more