Episodes

  • 498: The Four Pillars — Text
    Feb 26 2026

    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings launch a new 12-part reflection on the Four Pillars of BEMA.

    BEMA 203: You Are Here

    BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes

    Brent on Instagram

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    57 mins
  • 497: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson — The Lord’s Prayer
    Feb 19 2026

    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to talk about the Lord’s Prayer and all of the projects they have in the works to cover this foundational practice of our faith.

    Walking the Text

    The Sacred Thread

    The Lord’s Prayer (2025 film)

    Bringing Heaven Here by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson

    Review of Bringing Heaven Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads

    Review of Bringing Heaven Here — Brent Billings, Goodreads

    “Space philosopher Frank White on ‘The Overview Effect’ and humanity’s connection with Earth” by Leonard David — Space

    Didache — Wikipedia

    Special Guests: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson.

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    47 mins
  • 496: Session 10 Intro
    Feb 12 2026

    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 10 of the podcast and discuss what comes next.

    “Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

    Josh’s Memorial Service [occured on February 15, 2026]

    Impact Campus Ministries

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    40 mins
  • 495: Session 9 Capstone
    Feb 5 2026

    Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out Session 9. This is Josh’s final episode, both in the sense of recording date (October 7, 2025) and release date.

    The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent

    Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

    Fiadh Grover-Fricks at 6 months

    Fiadh: Like Mother, Like Daughter

    Introducing Maple

    Maple on Instagram

    Josh Bossé on CaringBridge

    BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection

    Living Unoffended by Brant Hansen

    Good Books, Big Questions (Karen Stiller’s new podcast)

    Walter Brueggemann’s website

    Festschrift — Wikipedia

    God in the Fray: A Tribute to Walter Brueggemann by Tod Linafelt and Timothy K. Beal

    Finally Comes the Poet by Walter Brueggemann

    The Word Militant by Walter Brueggemann

    Hopeful Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

    Out of Babylon by Walter Brueggemann

    The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

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    51 mins
  • 494: Vice & Virtue — Love
    Jan 29 2026

    Brent Billings and Reed Dent close out this series in an unorthodox format, talking about the virtue of love and what it means to be fully known and fully loved.

    Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

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    27 mins
  • 493: Vice & Virtue — Hope
    Jan 22 2026

    Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé talk about hope and the potential it leans into.

    Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot

    Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

    “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Sufjan Stevens — YouTube

    BEMA 430: It’s a Wonderful Life

    Hope — BibleProject

    BEMA 52: Jonah — Potential

    Special Guest: Mitch Lavender.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 492: Vice & Virtue — Faith
    Jan 15 2026

    Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent talk about the virtue of faith and the idea of trusting the story.

    “Bad Theology: A Quiz” by Scott Cairns — America Magazine

    Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

    Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

    The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent

    Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

    Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

    Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil

    Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman

    Mark 8 — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

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    56 mins
  • 491: Sandra Richter — Abigail and the Waterfall
    Jan 8 2026

    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by special guest Dr. Sandra Richter to talk about her latest book, Abigail and the Waterfall.

    Abigail and the Waterfall by Sandra L. Richter

    Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter

    Rev. Dr. Ethan Johnson

    “My Journey into Coal Country” — Sandra Richter, Substack

    “My Journey into Coal Country, II” — Sandra Richter, Substack

    [Part III coming soon]

    Plant with Purpose

    The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren

    Mount Hermon

    Mount Hermon Women’s Retreats

    Candy Darter (fish) — Wikipedia

    Hellbender Salamander — Wikipedia

    Black Beauty by Anna Sewell — Project Gutenberg

    Special Guest: Sandra Richter.

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    50 mins