Rob Massie
Podcast · 21 episodes · 2018–2021

Planet Jesus

Planet Jesus explores the canyons and mountains of the Gospel of Jesus and asks how we can apply it so our planet reflects him better.

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  1. Ep. 1Enemy MineDecember 24, 2018Sojourner, immigrant, traveler. We often distrust the stranger, so what does the Bible say about reflecting God to people looking for refuge?
  2. Ep. 2Inclusion & ExclusionDecember 25, 2018Forgive often, love the hated, and look past cultural and ethnic biases to make room for others.
  3. Ep. 3Shock and AweDecember 25, 2018Old mirrors new, and new mirrors old: Moses stabbed the heart, and Peter stabbed the soul.
  4. Ep. 4Suffering: Christianity’s Fine PrintDecember 25, 2018The Gospel promises both that believers will prosper and that they will suffer. How should we think about suffering?
  5. Ep. 5The Story of UsDecember 26, 2018Despite the pain, the suffering, and the threats, choose hope, choose the future, and choose life.
  6. Ep. 6Phishing for Phools on the EuphratesJanuary 3, 2019Economics research on how easily people are manipulated, set beside Revelation’s picture of deception by the powerful, and a way forward that starts with a changed heart.
  7. Ep. 7Cain & AbelJanuary 11, 2019How often the word “brother” appears in the story of Cain and Abel, the shared humanity it breaks, and the God of liberation and justice who answers.
  8. Ep. 8Prince of PeaceJanuary 21, 2019Isaiah’s vision of the wolf dwelling with the lamb and a little child leading them, and what that peace looks like now.
  9. Ep. 9The Death of TribalismFebruary 2, 2019Growing hostility between ideological and racial tribes, an Israelite king who turned tribal strength toward unity, and Jesus as the fullest example.
  10. Ep. 10Lying: The Gateway to ChaosFebruary 27, 2019A public hoax that disrupted a city shows why truth-telling matters, drawing on Moses and on Jesus as the faithful witness.
  11. Ep. 11Joseph & JesusMarch 15, 2019Matthew’s Joseph, a dreamer like Joseph son of Jacob, carries Jesus to Egypt. What did that mean to first-century Jewish believers?
  12. Ep. 12Happy HeySeuss: Was Jesus Happy?April 10, 2019Happiness and its place in our lives, the question of whether Jesus was happy, and what the answer means for us.
  13. Ep. 13Damnable Doctrine of DisfellowshipMay 6, 2019How Christians justify separating from unbelieving family and friends, weighed against research on religion and morality, key passages, and the way Jesus acted.
  14. Ep. 14The Kingdom of God (Part 1)July 21, 2019What it means to be a citizen of God’s kingdom and how its culture is shaped by Jesus the King, starting from Hebrew and ancient Near Eastern views of God and humanity.
  15. Ep. 15The Kingdom of God (Part 2)November 27, 2019How Jesus retold Israel’s story to reveal a God for every people, and the courage it takes to carry that good news into the world.
  16. Ep. 16Judgement & MercyFebruary 23, 2020The call to be “fishers of men” reread as a word of judgement, with God’s mercy running through its roots in Hebrew history.
  17. Ep. 17Good CretansAugust 22, 2020Paul’s letter to believers on Crete: how humble obedience and love shape our neighbors, the issues of the day, and how we treat rulers we did not vote for.
  18. Ep. 18Citizens of HeavenSeptember 7, 2020Shining light in a dark world is our birthright as God’s children: modeling his character to everyone he cares about, not only the people we do.
  19. Ep. 19Worship Leads to LivingOctober 4, 2020Paul’s letter to the Romans and the Christian’s place in society: answering wrath with grace, using our gifts, and being our neighbor’s best neighbor.
  20. Ep. 20Busy, Not BusybodiesDecember 4, 2020The kingdom of God is built for interdependence, where everyone works to meet the needs of the whole and lives from abundance, not scarcity.
  21. Ep. 21Canceling Cancel CultureSeptember 16, 2021Calling out sin only works from inside a relationship. Cancel culture leaves no way back, while repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation do.

My current teaching lives at Rethinking the Gospel.