The BEMA Podcast

Brent Billings and Reed Dent join Elle Grover Fricks to forge ahead into the story of Deborah. Films Referenced in BEMA 518 — Letterboxd

Brent Billings interviews Marty Solomon and Reed Dent about their new book, The Gospel of Being Human . The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent BEMA 317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ Erin Geiselman Marty’s Appearances Why Some Books Stay with Us Forever, featuring Caitlyn Carlson and Olivia Eldredge — Good Books, Big Questions Podcast Heartland Tour 2026 (photo gal...

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks unearth the story of Akhsah.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to investigate the story of the first biblical class action lawsuit. “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” by Nine Days — YouTube “Story of a Squirrel” by ApologetiX — YouTube Between the Lions — Wikipedia

Brent Billings and Reed Dent join Elle Grover Fricks to scout out the story of the surprise matriarch in Jesus’s family tree.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to unspool the context of Joshua and Judges. The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, unofficial co-host Zack Dean, and more than a hundred of our lovely podrishioners are celebrating ten years of the BEMA Podcast by looking back and looking forward (and having a little fun) in Boise, Idaho. Watch the Video Version of This Episode (YouTube) Intertextual. Bible Sinai Escape on Apple Music Sinai Escape on Spotify BEMA Merc...

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks are joined by special guest Dieula Previlon, the founder and executive director of ElevateHer International Ministries with a vision to empower women to heal from trauma and thrive. She is a counselor in private practice and an ordained minister. Her professional career in counseling, coaching, pastoring, and international ministry spans more than twenty years...

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent reflect on the most famous wrestling match in the Bible. BEMA 14: Grappling with God, Part 2 Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark by James K. A. Smith Cenote — Wikipedia

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks burrow into three different ways to wrestle. Intertextual. Bible Sefaria Library BEMA 120: Truth and Light BEMA 502: The Four Pillars — Community BEMA 24: Creating a Space

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin the last leg of the journey through the Four Pillars, examining the commitment to wrestling. The Sin of Certainty by Peter Enns The Evangelical Imagination by Karen Swallow Prior The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent “Gulliver’s Travels: Week 13” by Karen Swallow Prior Artemis II — Wikipedia Pontius Pilate Discovers He’s in the Apostle...

Brent Billings and Reed Dent consider how to create the right conditions for discipleship. The Pastor by Eugene H. Peterson The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar Capon

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks nurture the roots of the third pillar, discipleship.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the third of BEMA’s four pillars, being challenged by the historical setting and practice of discipleship. The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim Nahum M. Sarna — Wikipedia Shmuel Safrai — Wikipedia David Flusser — Wikipedia Quest for the Historical Jesus — Wikipedia Albert Schweitzer — Wikipedia Rudolf Bultmann...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are wrapping their hands around the pillar of community, guided by Elle Grover Fricks. Sam Goes With Frodo — Scene from The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film) Father’s Letter — Scene from Little Women (2019 film) “Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah — Choir of King’s College, Cambridge Palouse Choral Society “How far back in time can you understand Eng...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the pillar of community from the perspective of Reed Dent. “5 Spectacular Japanese Joints” by Emi Shinmura — Fine Woodworking BEMA 356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III “Followers, Not Admirers” by Søren Kierkegaard in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the second of BEMA’s four pillars: the commitment to and experience of community. About Impact Campus Ministries (Definition of Success) Loneliness Sucks — Marty Solomon, YouTube Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks get the big picture about our holy book. Spiral Dynamics Illustration The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser Review of The Unseen Realm — Brent Billings, Goodreads

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Rabbi Dr. David Rudolph, program director and professor at The King’s University, to talk about how the Council of Nicaea affected the dating of Easter and the implications of that for the Church and the Jewish people. Sign Up for the BEMA Messenger “The Council of Nicaea, the Dating of Easter, and Its Implications Concerning the Church’...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Reed Dent to talk about his perspective on the pillar of Text. Drawing Hands by M. C. Escher — Wikipedia The Wall Street Journal , September 12, 2001 (PDF) “September 11” by Scott Cairns “Trump's name to appear on coronavirus stimulus checks sent to Americans” — Fox News “Trump Seeks To Stimulate Economy By Sending Rare Autographed Photo To Every American...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings launch a new 12-part reflection on the Four Pillars of BEMA. BEMA 203: You Are Here BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes Brent on Instagram

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to talk about the Lord’s Prayer and all of the projects they have in the works to cover this foundational practice of our faith. Walking the Text The Sacred Thread The Lord’s Prayer (2025 film) Bringing Heaven Here by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson Review of Bringing Heaven Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 10 of the podcast and discuss what comes next. “Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Josh’s Memorial Service [occured on February 15, 2026] Impact Campus Ministries

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out Session 9. This is Josh’s final episode, both in the sense of recording date (October 7, 2025) and release date. The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon Fiadh Grover-Fricks at 6 months Fiadh: Like Mother, Like Daughter Introducing Maple Maple...

Brent Billings and Reed Dent close out this series in an unorthodox format, talking about the virtue of love and what it means to be fully known and fully loved. Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner