Episodes
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey into the text of Isaiah, hearing the call of a father to his stubborn children.
The Ache for Meaning by Tommy Brown
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter
BEMA 51: 1 Isaiah — Vineyard
Isaiah: Holy, Holy, Holy — Derrick Rohr, Campus Christian Fellowship
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Published 10/26/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Reed Dent to continue the introduction to the prophecy of Isaiah and consider Walter Brueggemann’s ideas about the prophetic imagination.
The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann
“What Prophecy Is For” — BibleProject Podcast
Thought of the Day: Prophetic Imagination — Marty Solomon, YouTube
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Published 10/19/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Reed Dent to begin a journey deep into the prophecy of Isaiah by considering what we can learn from Abraham Joshua Heschel about the prophetic pathos.
The Prophets by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Isaiah: History — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship
A Collision or (3+4=7) by David Crowder*Band
Collected Poems of W. H. Auden (see Part IX)
Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy
NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
“I Have a Dream” (Martin Luther King Jr....
Published 10/12/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings return to “Ordinary Time” on the podcast and prepare for some fresh studies of the Text.
BEMA 190: Session 4 Capstone
BEMA News & Events
Impact Campus Ministries
BEMA Discord
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Published 10/05/23
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks chat about her spiritual practices.
Notebook Classic — LEUCHTTURM1917
SHARPIE S-Gel Pen, Medium Point (0.7mm), Black Ink
“Advantage of Handwriting Over Typing on Learning Words” by Aya S. Ihara et al. — Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
“Is the News Making Us Unhappy?” by Natascha de Hoog and Peter Verboon — British Journal of Psychology
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Published 08/17/23
Brent Billings and Reed Dent consider a different framework for spiritual practice and explore how Reed engages his own practices.
BEMA 24: Creating a Space
Grasslands National Park — Wikipedia
Visiting Grasslands National Park — Brent Billings
Big Bend National Park — Wikipedia
_Four Quartets_ by T. S. Eliot
The Books of Scott Cairns
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó Tuama
Poetry Unbound Podcast
Making All Things New by Henri Nouwen
Eat This Book by Eugene H....
Published 08/10/23
Brent Billings offers an extended track of music and sounds for spending time in reflection. To maintain a reasonable file size for downloads, this music is presented at a slightly reduced quality compared to the original Sabbath Reflection episodes.
Source Music for Session 7 — Soundstripe
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Published 08/07/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Kat Armstrong, a Bible teacher and ministry leader who holds a master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. She is the author of the Storyline Bible Studies and is the cofounder of the Polished Network.
Mountains by Kat Armstrong
Storyline Bible Studies by Kat Armstrong
The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan T. Pennington
Tree of Life Series — BibleProject Podcast
The Art of Reading Scripture by Ellen F....
Published 08/03/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the ultimate episode of Season 3 of The Chosen.
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
BEMA 71: The Prophetic Table
Addendum to BEMA 80 [on Pharisees] — Marty Solomon, YouTube
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Published 07/31/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude this series of reflection by working to apply the lessons of trust from the Mishkan.
Presentation for Sabbath Reflection VII — Trust (PDF)
BEMA 331: Sanctuary — Resting with the Mishkan
Storyline Bible Studies by Kat Armstrong
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Published 07/27/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the events of the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The Chosen.
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
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Published 07/24/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue this series of reflection, considering the wonder of God’s redemptive, saving work, which isn’t ours to control.
Presentation for Sabbath Reflection VI — Wonder (PDF)
BEMA 330: Sanctuary — Traversing the Mishkan
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Published 07/20/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are introduced to Pilate and watch with the crowd as Jesus does everything except get John the Baptist out of jail.
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
Rabbi Akiva — Wikipedia
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Published 07/17/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a series of reflection, considering our approaches to sin and how we occupy different places.
Presentation for Sabbath Reflection V — Place (PDF)
BEMA 329: Sanctuary — Moving the Mishkan
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Published 07/13/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see Jesus engage the act of healing in new ways.
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
BEMA 103: Healing in His Wings
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Published 07/10/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue this series of reflection, working to consider the different ways in which we teach others.
Presentation for Sabbath Reflection IV — Teaching (PDF)
BEMA 328: Sanctuary — Listening by the Mishkan
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Published 07/06/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see the disciples utilize their healing power and then process what happened.
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
BEMA 332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of Faith
BEMA 124: Statement of Triumph
Banias Archaeological Dig of 2020 — YouTube
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Published 07/03/23
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue this series of reflection, working to apply the lessons of community from the Mishkan.
Presentation for Sabbath Reflection III — Community (PDF)
BEMA 327: Sanctuary — Feasting at the Mishkan
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Published 06/29/23