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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
Published 10/05/23
Published 09/28/23
Published 08/24/23
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
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 Support The BEMA Podcast
Published 06/29/23