More than two and a half billion people will be celebrating either Passover or Easter - or both - in the next few weeks.

Passover being the predominately Jewish celebration and Easter being the Christian celebration.

Can the two be connected somehow?

1517.org Scholar-in-Residence Chad Bird joins Ed Blonski to lay out the connections between these two world-wide celebrations that date all the way back to the 15th Century BC.

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He is a truck driver. He was a seminary professor. He was a parish pastor.

He's also a scholar of the Old Testament and brings incredible insight to who Jesus Christ is!

Chad Bird is also a contributor to 1517.org

Find out more about Chad here

Books recommended by Chad:

Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

From Sabbath to Lord's Day: A Biblical, Historical and Theological Investigation - edited by D. A. Carson

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The Bible - not just a book on your shelf, desk, or nightstand.

It came from somewhere long ago.

Jeff Kloha knows from where and he's got a museum to show you! He's the Chief Curatorial Officer and you can find out more about Jeff here.

Visit the Museum of the Bible website

Books recommended by Jeff Kloha:

Follow Me: Discipleship According to Matthew by Martin Franzmann

Commentary on Romans by Martin Franzmann

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The Christian Church has to take seriously what it means to be the Christian Church in this world today.

Dr. Joel Biermann joins Ed Blonski on today's episode.

He is the Waldemar A. and June Schuette Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

He is a pastor's son, raised in both Nebraska and Michigan and now helps train a new generation of pastors for The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Find out more about Joel Biermann here:

https://www.csl.edu/directory/joel-biermann/

Books recommended by Dr. Beirmann:

The Quest for Holiness by Adolf Koberle

https://a.co/d/gLAjiqf

Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

https://a.co/d/euO7PXK

Luther on Vocation by Gustaf Wingren

https://a.co/d/gE2hGrP

Ethics by Dietrich Bonhoefferhttps://a.co/d/eVliMeK

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Over 25 years of leadership in non-profit and private business sectors - fundraising, communication, marketing, strategic planning, project and event implementation, budget processes, and organization management.

Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor is now the Managing Director of Human Care and Ministerial Support at The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Find out more about Dr. Tiffany Manor.

https://www.lcms.org/how-we-serve/mercy/deaconess-ministry

The Bible

https://www.cph.org/c-2885-the-lutheran-study-bible

Martin Luther’s Small Catechism

https://www.cph.org/c-2921-luthers-small-catechism

Mercy Booklet Series

https://resources.lcms.org/reading-study/mercy-essays-feature-lutheran-theologians-from-reformation-to-today/

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A conversation with Cindy Koch.

She is a pastor's wife, mother of 5, and is working on her PhD in Biblical Languages!

She is a poet, author, and speaker as well!

Her podcast:

Talk Shop with Cindy and Paul Koch

https://youtu.be/U5aaIeGw8ds

Books by Cindy

Woman: The Forgotten Story

https://shop.1517.org/products//woman-the-forgotten-story

Daughter: Our Story Remembered

https://shop.1517.org/products//daughter-our-story-remembered

Cindy Koch's Website

https://cindykochwrites.com

Books Cindy recommends:

Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl Trueman

https://a.co/d/0wqManZ

The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther

https://a.co/d/2YdduId

The Captivation of the Will: Luther Vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage by Gerhard Forde

https://a.co/d/gamCr5W

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson

https://a.co/d/ez3aSsl

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He was a theater major at a Michigan university, but God got a hold of him and now he's a pastor using the gifts God has given him and the passions that make him uniquely reflect God in this world.

To find out more about Matt Popovits

www.mattpopovits.com

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The books Matt recommends

Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott

Managing Leadership Anxiety by Steve Cuss

Leap Over a Wall by Eugene Peterson

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In the 21st Century world, the theory of evolution is widely accepted as fact and undebatable.

But is that really true?

Ed Blonski talks with scientist and professor Dr. Jerry Bergman.

NOTE: This episode was originally intended to be in season 1 but circumstances dictated that it be the initial episode of season 2.

You can email Dr. Bergman here.

You can learn more about Creation Ministries International here.

Two books by Dr. Bergman:

The Three Pillars of Evolution Demolished: Why Darwin was Wrong

The Last Pillars of Darwinian Evolution Falsified: Further Evidence Proving Darwinian Evolution Wrong

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