The Dust Cast

A look at the Hebrew word hesed, the Sermon on the Mount, and a bit more about me.

Writer, blogger, teacher and ministry leader Jory Micah joins the show to discuss Christian egalitarianism.

Randy Harris joins the show to discuss what's wrong with Plato, how we can engage in spiritual disciplines within community, and what it means for the Bible to have a conversation with itself.

Chris Date of Rethinking Hell joins the show to discuss annihilationism

Dr. Timothy G. Gombis - Participation in the New-Creation People of God in Christ by the Spirit

Dr. Michael Heiser discusses his book The Unseen Realm, including the divine council and the Deuteronomy 32 worldview.

A look at the genre of apocalypse and the book of Revelation, which calls us to examine how we are living in this life in light of spiritual realities

The story of Hagar and the name she gave God - El Roi - the God who sees me.

Hearing Genesis 1 with Ancient Ears

Dr. Brad Jersak discusses Her Gates Will Never Be Shut - Hope, Hell, and the New Jerusalem.

Embracing the ability to disagree, discuss and grow from it.

Dr. John Walton discusses why God has so many names, the cosmos as sacred space, and what was wrong with building the Tower of Babel.

Best selling author Lois Tverberg joins me to discuss the Hebrew language and how we can walk with our rabbi Jesus.

Dr. Ben Witherington III, Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary, joins me to discuss social history, who wrote the Fourth Gospel, and how we celebrate the ceremony of the Lord's Supper.

In this episode Dr. Gary M. Burge joins me to discuss the ancient Middle Eastern context of the Bible. We discuss his time in Lebanon, why it is important to understand the land of the Bible, how to read a parable well, and what it's like writing fiction.

In this episode we look at the historical/cultural context of the story of Jesus in Caesarea Philippi from Matthew 16:13-19, and then reflect on what it means for us as the Church to be a living temple, as well as God's attachment to this world. Music by Five Iron Frenzy.

In this first episode I talk about what The Dust Cast is and where its name came from, and then dig into our first topic - the ancient Hebrew conception of body and soul. God is making all things new. And his creation will praise him for it.