Shoulder to Shoulder Doug Reed and Pesach Wolicki

With producer Scott celebrating his son's wedding, this week we present a special lecture by Pesach. Delivered at a symposium at Canada Christian College in Toronto, Pesach's talk explores the challenge of adjusting our theological positions in light of historical changes, while still respecting the great thinkers who came before us.

Doug and his wife, Sam, make a big decision to pull their kids from public school, and to home school them instead. What's wrong with public school? Are they inviting social problems into their kids' lives? What are the potential benefits and dangers of public schools? Why not just enroll in private school instead? And what's the Bible's viewpoint on home schooling? Pesach and special guest Lisa Nehring of True North Academy dig into what drove them to this decision, and encourage Sam and Doug to share some of the hard conversations that led them to this important step.
If you care about your kids' education - even if you are determined not to make any changes - you won't want to miss this thought-provoking, enlightening, and fun conversation.

This week Pesach sits down with Prof. Tim Yoder of Dallas Theological Seminary and Dr. Brian Gamel of Truett Seminary, two of America's leading Christian institutions of higher learning. Tim and Brian are in Israel touring the country with a group of Christian academics, led by Pesach. They reflect on their trip to Israel, the encounter with the Jewish people, and the theological implications of the changing relationship between our faiths at this time in history.

Pesach interviews Stuart Force, father of US combat veteran Taylor Force, who was murdered in Israel by Palestinian terrorists. Stuart tells the story of Taylor's murder,  the campaign to create and pass the Taylor Force Act into US law, and about the new lawsuit being brought against the Biden Administration for its violations of it. But first, Pesach shares some thoughts on the rebirth of the trait of Jewish courage over the past century.

Doug and Pesach catch up with a brief chat about Doug's recent weight loss success before introducing another talk from the recent symposium on Israel at Regent University, organized by Pesach last month. Michele Bachmann, Dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, delivered a fascinating message about the history of the founding of Israel, and how history could have been different had the nations kept their promises to the Jewish people.

Doug and Pesach sit down with author and Bible study teacher, Traci Rhoades. They discuss Traci's writing and teaching, which aims to challenge people of faith to look outside their own traditions to find meaning and growth in the variety of paths to God. As Traci explains, exploring a variety of traditions expands and enriches our faith journeys and only makes us stronger believers.