Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrestle with the potential interpretations of what is happening in the beginning of John 6. Discussion Video for BEMA 265 A Harmony of the Gospels (NASB) by Robert L. Thomas and Stanley N. Gundry The NIV Harmony of the Gospels by Robert L. Thomas and Stanley N. Gundry A Harmony of the Gospels by A. T. Robertson BEMA 115: 5 Loaves, 2 Fish, and 1 Big Lesson Boaty McBoatface — Wikipedia Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the fourth episode of Season 2. (No) Discussion Video for BEMA 264 The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Pool of Bethesda — Wikipedia BEMA 261: John — What Do You Want? Cohortes Urbanae — Wikipedia Our best ever? Episode 4 Director Reaction — The Chosen, YouTube 100 Fold Studio Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider the reactions to Jesus healing on the Sabbath in John 5, and discuss the authority of and testimonies about Jesus. Discussion Video for BEMA 263 Impact Staff Opening at the University of Oregon BEMA 95: Abolish or Fulfill God Was in This Place & I, I Did Not Know by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner BEMA 190: Session 4 Capstone Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the third episode of Season 2. (No) Discussion Video for BEMA 262 The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Our most talked about scene ever? Chosen director reacts — The Chosen, YouTube Story by Robert McKee “Who Would Have Dreamed” by Sovereign Grace Music — YouTube Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Kevan Chandler of We Carry Kevan to continue through the Gospel of John, exploring the healing of the official’s son and the healing at the pool of Bethesda. Discussion Video for BEMA 261 BEMA 102: Son of Man Addendum to BEMA 102 — Marty Solomon, YouTube We Carry Kevan (Nonprofit Organization) Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Kevan Chandler. Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the second episode of Season 2. (No) Discussion Video for BEMA 260 The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes BEMA 253: John — Come and See BEMA 119: The Gates of Hell Banias Archaeological Dig of 2020 — YouTube Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Kevan Chandler, author of the book We Carry Kevan , and founder of the nonprofit organization We Carry Kevan. Discussion Video for BEMA 259 We Carry Kevan by Kevan Chandler We Carry Kevan (Nonprofit Organization) Andrew Peterson The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Kevan Chandler. Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are breaking ground with a first-time-ever Monday episode of BEMA, beginning the continuation of our review of The Chosen with a discussion on the first episode of Season 2. (No) Discussion Video for BEMA 258 The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb BEMA 167: James — Mitzvoth Addendum on James — Marty Solomon, YouTube Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to continue through the Gospel of John, exploring who the Samaritans are, the place of women in Jewish and Christian practice around the first century, and a sprinkling of Midrash to top it all off. Discussion Video for BEMA 257 Samaritans Cooking for Passover Targum — Wikipedia Targum Jerusalem, Genesis 28:10 — Sefaria The Samaritan Woman Story: An Alternative View — Israel Institute of Biblical Studies “Women Leaders in the Anci...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the journey through the Gospel of John, looking at the testimony of John the Baptist as he ratifies the identity and ministry of Christ. Discussion Video for BEMA 256 Map of the Regions of Israel in Ancient Times Thought of the Day: Imposter Syndrome — Marty Solomon, YouTube sphragizo — Blue Letter Bible Transcript for BEMA 256 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé continue the journey through the Gospel of John, discussing the meeting of Jesus and Nicodemus, and the themes of their conversation. Discussion Video for BEMA 255 BEMA 226: The Chosen S1E7 — “Invitations” The Great British Bake Off — Wikipedia The Tree of Life (2011 film) — Letterboxd God in Search of Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel Man Is Not Alone by Abraham Joshua Heschel Transcript for BEMA 255 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continuing the journey through the Gospel of John with the wedding at Cana and the clearing of the temple courts. Discussion Video for BEMA 254 BEMA 79: Silent Years — Zealots BEMA 224: The Chosen S1E5 — “The Wedding Gift” The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV) Transcript for BEMA 254 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the journey through the Gospel of John with the testimony of John the Baptist and Jesus’s call to his first disciples. Discussion Video for BEMA 253 Targum — Wikipedia Creation Series: John 1 — BibleProject In the Beginning: John 1 — BibleProject Podcast BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes Transcript for BEMA 253 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings start a verse-by-verse journey through the Gospel of John, beginning with a discussion about how John introduces us to Jesus. Discussion Video for BEMA 252 Reading the Gospel of John Through Palestinian Eyes by Yohanna Katanacho The Fifth Gospel: Interview with Gary Burge — GTI Tours Podcast #4 Why Context Matters: Interview with Dr. Gary Burge — GTI Tours Podcast #45 Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge Publications of Gary M. Burge BEMA 87: John — G...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest John Roberts to discuss his book, A Griever’s Guide to Life . Discussion Video for BEMA 251 A Griever’s Guide to Life by John McNeely Roberts “September” by Earth, Wind, and Fire — YouTube Home Video: La Paz, Bolivia Vol. 1 — Olivia Roberts, YouTube “Not for Me to Say” by Johnny Mathis — YouTube B-Olivia Library John’s family in 2015 | Olivia in 2016 Transcript for BEMA 251 Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: John...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings go back to where it all started for The Chosen , reviewing what essentially became the pilot episode. “The Shepherd” was created as a short film for Dallas’s church in 2017 and took off like a wildfire. (No) Discussion Video for BEMA 250 The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb The Nativity Story (2006 film) Transcript for BEMA 250 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Michael Burns, a teaching minister in the Two Cities Church in Minneapolis-St. Paul. He taught high school history in the central city of Milwaukee for nearly ten years before graduating from Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University. He is a national and international biblical teacher at churches, schools of mission, and workshops. He has authored many books, including Crossing the Line ; All Things to All People ; and Escaping the Beast . Mic...
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks go through a Hebrew lesson on joy and explore the account of Lot’s wife, examining what is said and what is not said about this character. Learning Hebrew with Elle — Joy (PDF) Discussion Video for BEMA 248 Elle’s Website Text in Us Podcast Lot’s Wife (crag) — Wikipedia Sanhedrin (tractate) — Wikipedia “Lot’s Wife” by Kristine Batey “Women and Torah: Ancient and Modern Midrashim” by Janelle Glick Transcript for BEMA 248 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Brent Billings is joined by Josh Bossé to examine Esther’s plan for getting into the king’s throne room and what she is actually trying to accomplish once she’s there. Discussion Video for BEMA 247 BEMA 70: Esther — Purim Join the BEMA Slack Transcript for BEMA 247 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Eugenia Ortega to discuss her experience raising a child with autism, and encouraging all of us to have curiosity and empathy for people whose experiences are different than our own. Discussion Video for BEMA 246 A Look into Our Window by Eugenia Ortega John Whittaker BibleProject Eugenia Ortega on Facebook Transcript for BEMA 246 Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Eugenia Ortega. Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to provide a liturgical space for repentance and healing. This episode is adapted from “Prayers of the Faithful” from the Archdiocese of Chicago. Discussion Video for BEMA 245 Rape, Assault & Incest National Network National Domestic Violence Hotline Transcript for BEMA 245 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to discuss The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast. Discussion Video for BEMA 244 The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast “Unintended Consequences of Failure Porn” — Liam Thatcher “Sharing Many of the Same Flaws as its Subject ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’ Podcast Puts Blame Anywhere But Where It Belongs” — Religion Dispatches “Trouble” by Taylor Swift (Angry Mark Driscoll Edition) Marty’s Interview with Joshua Brown Transcript f...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings reflect on a conversation between Rachel Clinton Chen and Adam Young that provided some helpful notes to illuminate the journey into the world of spiritual abuse. Discussion Video for BEMA 243 The Place We Find Ourselves 89: Spiritual Abuse Spiritual Abuse Archives — The Allender Center Spiral Dynamics — Wikipedia Transcript for BEMA 243 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin a series that reflects on the heartbreaking realities of spiritual abuse, using notes from a recent conference to guide the conversation. Discussion Video for BEMA 242 Thought of the Day: Imposter Syndrome — Marty Solomon, YouTube Campus House at Purdue Join the BEMA Slack Find a BEMA Group Transcript for BEMA 242 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the state of the podcast, and then Marty is joined by Becky Solomon to talk about parenting. Discussion Video for BEMA 241 “How 936 Pennies Will Forever Change How You Parent” — Eryn Lynum Transcript for BEMA 241 Special Guest: Becky Solomon. Support The BEMA Podcast...
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks discuss sin and the archaeology of Joshua. Learning Hebrew with Elle — Sin (PDF) Discussion Video for BEMA 240 List of Archaeological Periods (Levant) — Wikipedia History of the Ancient Levant — Wikipedia Doron Ben-Ami — Wikipedia Elle’s Website Transcript for BEMA 240 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Brent Billings is joined by Reed Dent to discuss the meaning of faith and the fears associated with deconstruction, both within a person and for those around them. Discussion Video for BEMA 239 Join the BEMA Slack You Have Permission Podcast Transcript for BEMA 239 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings follow up on listener feedback from the episode with Jen Rosner before exploring the final three chapters of Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing the Jewish character of the Church and puzzling through what difference it makes to our lives as Christians. Discussion Video for BEMA 238 Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill — Christianity Today Mark S. Kinzer Archbishop Foley Beach at ...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore the seventh and eighth chapters of Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing the divergence of Judaism and Christianity, and analyzing the relationship between the two groups in the centuries since. Jewish Roots — Ways Parted for a Dark History Presentation (PDF) Discussion Video for BEMA 237 Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott Isaac W. Oliver at Bradley University “Seeing What’s Next” (Technology Adoption R...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore the fourth and fifth chapters of Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing Paul’s relationship to Jewish Law and the atonement process we see in Hebrews. Discussion Video for BEMA 236 Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott David Rudolph at The King’s University David M. Moffitt at the University of St. Andrews BEMA 147: Galatians — Two Women, Two Covenants BEMA 165: Hebrews — Running a Better Race BEMA 166: Heb...
