Roots of Faith

In this, the second of his “These are the Words” Series, Ross focuses what are commonly called the Ten Commandments, but biblically are referred to as the “ten words.” These “ten” were written on stone tablets with the finger of God. They were called the testimony, and were placed in a special box, stored behind [...]

In this class, Ross begins to teach his series on the Book commonly known as Deuteronomy. In this first class of the series, he provides an introduction to Moses’ final words to the children of Israel. Ross shows that the purpose of the Torah’s fifth book is to present the Teaching in a plain way. [...]

““For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ Neither is it beyond the sea, that [...]

This is a song written by my friend John Carlson. It was inspired by, and based upon the Shema. It is a great song and I think that many will enjoy it. Please feel free to share it far and wide.  John Carlson wrote the following about the song. “Shema means “hear” or “listen” in Hebrew [...]

For several years I have made audio files of my teachings. This is nothing new for me. We have uploaded literally hundreds of teachings in MP3 format, both on my website as well as iTunes. So, while I am not new to posting audio files, I am very new to the world of podcasting. My [...]

In this podcast, Ross takes an opportunity to shed light on a traditionally dark time by responding to a comment that was posted on his Facebook page. When he posted his podcast titled, Where has Ross Been, a listener remarked that the proposed restart of his Torah lessons was “interesting,” pointing out that “8/13 is also [...]

Some of you have been concerned about where I have been. It’s been 3 weeks since I have spoken publicly! Don’t cast those earrings into the fire yet, I am coming back down from the mountain very soon. In this short podcast, I share with my listeners what I have been working on. I have [...]

In this, the 4th in the ongoing series based upon James Tabor’s book, Restoring Abrahamic Faith, Ross teaches a lesson on following the way of God. What precisely is the way of God? Is it defined in Scripture. Ross shows that it is indeed described in the Bible. He further shows that this ancient way [...]

In this class, Ross continues with the study of God’s name, but focuses on a name whose pronunciation is certain. It is found 45 times in Hebrew Scripture and is often used in the Psalms, though like other forms of God’s name is concealed by English translations. It is often part of the well known [...]

This is the second class in the ongoing series based upon James Tabor’s book, Restoring Abrahamic Faith. The book represents an overview of the principle teaching contained within the Hebrew Bible. In the series, like the book, three foundational concepts are explored. In this class, Ross begins to explore the first foundational concept, namely, Knowing [...]