The BEMA Podcast

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

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé talk about hope and the potential it leans into. Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Sufjan Stevens — YouTube BEMA 430: It’s a Wonderful Life Hope — BibleProject BEMA 52: Jonah — Potential Special Guest: Mitch Lavender.

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent talk about the virtue of faith and the idea of trusting the story. “Bad Theology: A Quiz” by Scott Cairns — America Magazine Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell Gravity and Grace...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by special guest Dr. Sandra Richter to talk about her latest book, Abigail and the Waterfall. Abigail and the Waterfall by Sandra L. Richter Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter Rev. Dr. Ethan Johnson “My Journey into Coal Country” — Sandra Richter, Substack “My Journey into Coal Country, II” — Sandra Richter, Substack [Part III coming s...

Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss the 1995 David Fincher film Seven . Seven (1995 film) — Letterboxd

Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss justice. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Marty Solomon and Elle Grover Fricks. Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe For Josh — Text in Us Lament for Josh ft. Reed Dent — Text in Us “Justice” by George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons — The Literature Network Brent reads “Justice” by George MacDo...

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss courage. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Reed and Brent. Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe For Josh — Text in Us Remembering Josh Bossé — Brent Billings “When I Am Among the Trees” by Mary Oliver in Thirst “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry in The Selected Poems of We...

Brent Billings marks the beginning of our mourning by sharing a final update about our beloved Josh Bossé. BEMA Messenger #79 BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection BEMA 405: Practical Shabbat — Keeping Josh’s Cancer Journey on CaringBridge Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe “How to Sit Shiva” by Anita Diamant — My Jewish Learning

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks talk about the virtue of temperance. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace “A Thousand No’s for Every Yes” — YouTube Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom Face with Steam From Nose — Emojipedia Dedicated by Pete Davis

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé dive into the virtues by talking about prudence (or wisdom). Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent Inspired by Rachel Held Evans BEMA 454: Qohelet Goes Off Ordet (1955 film) — Letterboxd The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom R...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back again with Dallas Jenkins to mull over the questions that arose from Seasons 4 and 5 of The Chosen. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb This Is Not a Pipe — Wikipedia Roundtable Discussion on the Women’s Supper The Chosen Adventures (2025 TV series) Dayenu in Many Languages — The Chosen, YouTube Specia...

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Annie F. Downs, bestselling author, speaker, prolific podcaster, and “Queen of Fun.” Annie’s upcoming events (Tour with Cain, etc.) Let’s Read the Gospels Podcast That Sounds Fun Podcast That Sounds Fun 965: Jonathan Roumie Annie’s Recommended Episodes That Sounds Fun 906: Jonathan Merritt and Dr. James Merritt That Sounds Fun 964: John...