Messianic Media Podcast

David and Mark discuss this rock and worship classic Petra- Beyond Belief (1990)! Conviction? You bet. Petra means Rock. They talk about end times prophecy, Revelation and other biblical references, different sounds and lineup over the decades, the "film" including music videos on an island rock in the Oregon Coast, skippable tracks and possible worship songs.

Mark and David talk about their new album from The Pear Republic called Passover Punk! They talk about the themes of Passover and background for the songs- including an original song about preparing the house for Passover.

In this 2024 episode, Mark and David talk about The Ten Commandments Rescored (1923 film with a modern 2020 musical score) released by Jewish nonprofit Reboot, and talk about the semi-famous musicians, showing the musicians on screen and over corners of the movie, the melodramatic modern-day second half of the movie cut from this new project, the original film as a response to World War I, skipping 9 of the 10 plagues as well as the the burning bush, added colorization to the movie and Dathan the Discontented. They also talked about Easter/Passover calendar system.

We talk about the VeggieTales version of the story of Esther, which is the basis of the Jewish holiday Purim. We discuss the show in general and other Christian children's entertainment like McGee and Me. Originally published in 2021.

Mark and David talk about Switchfoot's Blues and New Years Day, Five Iron Frenzy's New Year's Eve and U2's New Year's Day.They talk about New Years resolutions, Auld Lang Syne, the Japanese calendar, melancholy in the songs, U2's love and war themes and their difficulty with their music video. After the credits they talk about Jewish New Years and the time the day changes,

Mark and David discuss the film Nativity Story, the accuracy and impact of Christmas stories (the birth of Yeshua/Jesus), the Magi/Wise Men/Kings and traditional Christmas music. (Recorded in 2020)