Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the next portion of Isaiah to see God’s message aimed directly as His own people. BEMA 176: Revelation — Smyrna and Their Crown Beth Moore on the Church in History — Twitter BEMA 136: Each One...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear the universal pronouncement of God’s care and judgment in Isaiah, and then see the response of the prophet to what could lie ahead.
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks are joined by Elisa Bosley, founder of Spiritual Eldercare. Elisa has decades of experience leading worship services and Bible studies, and also working with adults who have dementia. Combining those efforts, she became a chaplain in 2016 and serves at a long-term memory care community in Boulder, Colorado. Spiritual Eldercare Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Elisa Bosley....
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear Isaiah communicate the comprehensive and exhaustive nature of how God carries the burdens of all nations, not just the ones that bear His name. Presentation for Isaiah — Burdens (PDF) NIV Archaeological Study Bible NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter Cross Vision by Gregory A. Boyd Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Gregory A. Boyd...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into Isaiah and the days of Ahaz to see God’s invitation to trust the story—and warnings for what might happen if that invitation is not accepted.
Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé dig a little deeper into the cultural context of Isaiah 6. “Isaiah's Impure Lips and Their Purification in Light of Akkadian Sources” by Victor (Avigdor) Hurowitz — JSTOR Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria by Lewis Spence Bārû — Wikipedia Bāru (Mesopotamian priest) — Britannica Bārûtu — Wikipedia...
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...
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...
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. speech) ...
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...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up Session 7 of the podcast by hearing about Marty’s sabbatical experience and reflecting on what we’ve all been through in this season of rest. “Closing Time” (Marty’s sabbatical recap blog post) Meet the Solomons: Sabbatical Recap — Marty Solomon, YouTube Ignatius of Loyola — Wikipedia BEMA 350: Kat Armstrong — Storyline Bible BEMA 351: Sabbath Reflection Music “Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants” by E. Stobbe, J. Sundermann, ...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Dallas Jenkins to mull over the questions that arose from Seasons 2 and 3 of The Chosen. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb 5&2 T-Shirt — The Chosen Ancient Israel by Roland de Vaux Grafted on YouTube Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins....
Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks pontificate on the practice of prayer. Presentation for Sabbath Practice — Prayer (PDF) “Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Spiritual Direction by Henri Nouwen Prayer by Richard J. Foster This Is Water by David Foster Wallace Every Moment Holy, Volume I by Douglas Kaine McKelvey Every Moment Holy, Volume II by Douglas Kaine McKelvey To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue The Ignatian Examen — Jesuits.org “How to Make Ringtones ...
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks traverse the topic of fasting. Didache — Wikipedia Basil of Caesarea — Wikipedia John Wesley (Holy Club section for fasting) — Wikipedia Jewish Fast Days — Chabad.org “Fasting for Religious Observance” — Brandeis University “Intermittent Fasting 101: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide” — Healthline...
Brent Billings is considering the practice of friendship with Reed Dent and his best friend and ministry partner Derrick James Rohr III. CCF Truman Staff The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis Additional audio production by Gus Simpson...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore Marty’s spiritual practices and see what has changed or evolved for him over the last seven years. BEMA 24: Creating a Space Thought of the Day: Two Hands of Faith — Marty Solomon, YouTube The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon “Is It Time to Quit ‘Quiet Time’?” by Dru Johnson and Celina Durgin — Christianity Today Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor (via Jim Feicht) A Day in t...
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé discuss his spiritual practices and how they have evolved throughout his journey with God. Schottenstein Interlinear Complete Chumash by Rabbi Menachem Davis
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...
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. Peterson Common...
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
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. Davis a...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
