Brent Billings and Reed Dent team up with Elle Grover Fricks to excavate some ancient ideas about enemies. BEMA 96: But I Say Unto You Jesus and Nonviolence by Walter Wink The Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley Hauerwas Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman 1QS 1 (Community Rule) with Matthew 5:43 — Intertextual Bible BEMA 358: Sabbath Practice — Prayer Greek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — Instagram Greek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — TikTok “‘Fl...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Karen Stiller, author of Holiness Here and the author and editor of many other books, magazines, essays, and more. Holiness Here by Karen Stiller Review of Holiness Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads Review of Holiness Here — Brent Billings, Goodreads Meadow Lake Progress — Wikipedia Books by Frederick Buechner Books by Anne Lamott The Minister’s Wife by Karen Stiller Craft, Cost & Call by Patricia Paddey & Karen Stiller Karen Sti...
Apr 03, 2025•38 min
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks investigate Jesus’s teaching on oaths. “Greek Oath-Rituals” by Irene Berti — OpenEdition Books “The Greek Oath in the Roman World” by Serena Connolly — Oxford Academic “Loosing Vows and Oaths in the Roman Empire and Beyond: Authority and Interpretation” by Moshe Blidstein — De Gruyter “The Kinyradai of Paphos” by John Curtis Franklin — The Center for Hellenic Studies Support The BEMA Podcast...
Mar 27, 2025•39 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to contextualize Jesus’s teaching on divorce in its Jewish and Roman landscape. Support The BEMA Podcast
Mar 20, 2025•39 min
Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a closer look at Jesus’s teachings on desire. BEMA 273: John — Pericope of an Honor Contest Support The BEMA Podcast
Mar 13, 2025•47 min
Brent Billings joins Elle Grover Fricks to reconsider the topic of reconciliation through a Talmudic lens, featuring Reed Dent. BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle “Dining in Heaven” by Robin M. Jensen — Biblical Archaeology Society Library Support The BEMA Podcast
Mar 06, 2025•57 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks consider Jesus’s teaching on anger through a Talmudic lens. Matthew 5:22 (Interlinear) — Bible Hub A Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner Support The BEMA Podcast
Feb 27, 2025•53 min
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks search out what life can be found in two short verses from the Sermon on the Mount. Halakha — Wikipedia BEMA 95: Abolish or Fulfill Book of Tobit — Wikipedia Support The BEMA Podcast
Feb 20, 2025•37 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to lay the groundwork for another series of Talmudic conversations in Matthew. “Dei Verbum” — Pope Paul VI, November 18, 1965 Magisterium — Wikipedia A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus , Volume I, by John P. Meier Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament — “Introduction” by Serge Ruzer Judah ha-Nasi — Wikipedia BEMA 107: Donkeys and Rabbis Support The BEMA Podcast...
Feb 13, 2025•40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Brant Hansen, author, nationally syndicated radio host, and advocate for healing children through CURE International. CURE International Tenth Avenue North — Wikipedia Unoffendable by Brant Hansen Linchpin by Seth Godin Life Is Hard, God Is Good, Let's Dance by Brant Hansen Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon Brant Hansen on Good Morning America — YouTube The Men We Need by Brant Hansen The (Young) Men We Need by Brant Hans...
Feb 06, 2025•50 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude an examination of Hosea, finding out what actually gets the last word. Featuring a special appearance by Elle Grover Fricks. 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox Tradition for Crisis by Walter Brueggemann Amos/Hosea by James M. Ward Hosea: A Commentary by James Luther Mays The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume VI by George Arthur Buttrick Support The BEM...
Jan 30, 2025•40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings approach the penultimate chapter of Hosea’s prophecy, hearing him issue a final challenge to take stock of our idolatrous condition. 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox Support The BEMA Podcast
Jan 23, 2025•40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings watch the prophet parallel the experience of God’s people with the history of their Patriarch Jacob. “Back to the Future” by Brad Gray (14 minutes) — Walking the Text “Back to the Future” by Brad Gray (55 minutes) — Central Holland Church, YouTube 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox Support The BEMA Podcast...
Jan 16, 2025•39 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Elle Grover Fricks to venture into Hosea 11, seeing a shift in the prophet’s tone as he talks about who God is and how God feels. Your God Is Too Small by J. B. Phillips Support The BEMA Podcast
Jan 09, 2025•47 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Josh Bossé to travel through Hosea 10, finding instructions for what can be done in the face of such idolatrous vanity. BEMA 109: Which Soil? BEMA 12: A Mission Realized Support The BEMA Podcast
Jan 02, 2025•58 min
Brent Billings and Reed Dent drive this podcast into a tree and find out how many friends we actually have. It’s a Wonderful Life — Wikipedia It’s a Wonderful Life — JustWatch Reed on Letterboxd Brent on Letterboxd Planet Money Movie Club: It’s a Wonderful Life — NPR CPI Inflation Calculator — US Bureau of Labor Statistics Scorigami Support The BEMA Podcast...
Dec 26, 2024•59 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Catherine McNiel, author of Fearing Bravely. Fearing Bravely by Catherine McNiel Review of Fearing Bravely — Marty Solomon, Goodreads Review of Fearing Bravely — Brent Billings, Goodreads Long Days of Small Things by Catherine McNiel All Shall Be Well by Catherine McNiel Mid-Faith Crisis by Catherine McNiel Women’s Devotional Bible Catherine McNiel’s website Catherine McNiel on Twitter/X Catherine McNiel on Threads Catherine McNiel on ...
Dec 19, 2024•41 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss Hosea 9 and the consequences of participating in imperial rebellion against the Lord. 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox BEMA 362: Isaiah — Prophetic Pathos Hyacinth — Wikipedia Water Hyacinth — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Support The BEMA Podcast...
Dec 12, 2024•46 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss the futility of reaping a whirlwind, and why we would keep going back to empty expecting to find anything else. Presentation for Hosea — How Empty Is Empty? (PDF) Support The BEMA Podcast
Dec 05, 2024•41 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the emotional events of episode 8. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb BEMA 283: John — Missing God in the Name of God BEMA 124: Statement of Triumph Support The BEMA Podcast...
Nov 25, 2024•49 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the conversation from the previous episode, considering the call to be different following our repentance. 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox Support The BEMA Podcast
Nov 21, 2024•29 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss Season 4 of The Chosen and the dramatic events of episode 7. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Addendum: James Who? — Marty Solomon, YouTube Gospel of Mary — Wikipedia Support The BEMA Podcast...
Nov 18, 2024•46 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings use the first portion of Hosea 6 to examine the relationship between God’s forgiveness and our repentance. BEMA 242: Spiritual Abuse — Commodities and Variables Support The BEMA Podcast
Nov 14, 2024•40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with episode 6. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Festival Edition: Hiding Miracles — Marty Solomon, YouTube Support The BEMA Podcast...
Nov 11, 2024•39 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Josh Bossé to consider Hosea 5 and the wisdom it holds, exhorting us to remember the dangers of trying to use God for our own agendas. 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox Support The BEMA Podcast
Nov 07, 2024•47 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the struggles of Jesus in episode 5. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Support The BEMA Podcast
Nov 04, 2024•42 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. A. J. Sherrill, who has more than twenty years of experience as a pastor, including his current role as lead pastor at St. Peter’s Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He has served as adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, and he is the author of a new book called Rediscovering Christmas. Rediscovering Christmas by AJ Sherrill Being with God by AJ Sherrill The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation by AJ Sherrill Expansive ...
Oct 31, 2024•37 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with a big finally in episode 4. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Tel Dor — Wikipedia Support The BEMA Podcast...
Oct 28, 2024•41 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent look to Hosea 4 to answer the question of how we can find ourselves in a mess like this. BEMA 386: Psalms — The Whole Human Experience “Lord’s Supper” by Frederick Buechner Support The BEMA Podcast
Oct 24, 2024•51 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the controversial episode 3. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb “Leading Like Jesus” sermon by Megan Trischler — University Christian Church Support The BEMA Podcast...
Oct 21, 2024•41 min
