In this joint podcast/broadcast with SPARC, Kerry explores the elements of the story of Ruth that point towards Christ and covenant and redemption. Just a few little background elements help us see so much more in this story and it becomes so much more powerful.

If you are interested in learning more about SPARC, go to sparcproject.org

We are grateful to our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and to Rich Nicholls, who composed and played the music for the podcast.

In this shortcast Kerry explores the calling of Samuel, and also the composition of the Book of Samuel. There are tremendous lessons for our life in the story of Samuel's calling.

We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Sabrina Muhlestein for editing this episode, and to Rich Nicholls who composed and played the music for the podcast.

In this episode Julianne and Kerry explore the story of Hannah's miraculous conception and her willingness to sacrifice, and contrast it with Eli's unwillingness. There are powerful lessons to learn from the repeated theme of the Abrahamic Sacrifice.

Our gratitude for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and played the music for the podcast.

In this shortcast Kerry explores more of the lessons we can learn from the Samson story. He also explores some of the sad and strange stories from the end of the Book of Judges, which gives us information that will help us make sense of stories we will encounter in the First Samuel.

Our gratitude goes to our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and to Rich Nicholls, who composed and played the music for the podcast.

In this shortcast Kerry explores the stories of Gideon and Jephthah. He delves into the lessons we can learn from these stories, and the strange aspects of the Jephthah story.

We are grateful for Lisa Spice, our sponsor, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and played the music.

In this Shortcast Kerry gives and overview of the lessons to learn from the Book of Judges. Then he looks at the story of Deborah, Barak, and Jael, drawing lessons from their story for our day.

Our gratitude to our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and to Rich Nicholls for composing and playing the music for the podcast.

Kerry interviews Jeff Chadwick, a colleague who has been excavating in Israel for well over 3 decades, and has worked on Philistine sites in which the stories of Samson and Goliath took place. They discuss the applicability of the Book of Judges for our lives today.

Our gratitude to our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and to Rich Nicholls for composing and playing the music for the podcast.

In this shortcast Kerry reviews the challenges the Israelites had in the wilderness and how God overcame those as they entered the Land of Promise. In doing so, he recaps the conquest of the land.

Our gratitude for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and to Rich Nicholls for composing and playing our music.

Lamar and Kerry talk about the most important messages from the Book of Joshua. There is a surprising amount of important theological meaning in a book that most people think of being about warfare.

Lamar and I referenced some videos I have posted with more details about history and geography and archaeology. These can be found by going to the following website and scrolling to the bottom to find the "Old Testament Video Series" column. https://www.outofthedust.org/old-testament-aids/

Our thanks to our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and to Rich Nicholls for composing and playing the music.