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Keith Johnson and Nehemia Gordon speaking on NPR about A Prayer to Our Father, their book about the Lord’s Prayer and its Hebrew roots. Hear the remarkable story of the authors’ journey to Jerusalem, through history, and across different religious beliefs to find common ground.
This coming Sunday, July 26 at 4-6pm, my co-author Keith Johnson and I will be speaking on our book “A Prayer to Our Father” at the Doubletree Inn & Suites in Charlotte, North Carolina (6300 Morrison Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28211). The event will be sponsored by “United Israel” of Charlotte and hosted by Dr. James D. Tabor, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
We will also be doing a live interview on “Charlotte Talks” with WFAE host Mike Collins on Thursday, July 23rd, 9am (90.7FM).
In the coming weeks I will also be speaking in Boulder and Colorado Springs, Colorado, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Borger, Texas, and in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Details for these events are posted on the appearances page.
I currently have a few open dates in my itinerary in August so if you would like me to come and speak at your congregation, please contact me.
I am currently traveling in the US speaking on my new book “A Prayer to Our Father”. This last Sunday my co-author Keith Johnson and I presented the book at a “Prayer and Reconciliation” meeting hosted by Sanctuary Covenant Church of Minneapolis, MN. The event was attended by 250 people from a wide variety of ethnicities and religious persuasions and denominations. At the meeting, the “Lord’s Prayer” was recited in 5 languages: English, Spanish, Swahili, French, and Hebrew.
Earlier that day Keith gave a sermon at the church based on information in our book. This was actually the first time I had ever been to a church service. I am not exaggerating when I say that Keith’s sermon was the most powerful and moving speech I have ever heard in my life. At several points in the sermon I was brought to tears! I want to strongly encourage both Jews and Christians to listen to this sermon, which is posted on the website of Sanctuary Covenant Church. The sermon is called "Get a Bigger Box" from July 12, 2009.
An mp3 of the sermon is also available.