- 31 minutes 44 seconds503: The Four Pillars — Japanese Woodworking Joint
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the pillar of community from the perspective of Reed Dent.
“5 Spectacular Japanese Joints” by Emi Shinmura — Fine Woodworking
BEMA 356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III
“Followers, Not Admirers” by Søren Kierkegaard in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter
7 May 2026, 8:00 am - 51 minutes 22 seconds502: The Four Pillars — Community
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the second of BEMA’s four pillars: the commitment to and experience of community.
About Impact Campus Ministries (Definition of Success)
Loneliness Sucks — Marty Solomon, YouTube
23 April 2026, 8:00 am - 53 minutes 54 seconds501: The Four Pillars — Tome at the Center of the Spiral
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks get the big picture about our holy book.
The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser
9 April 2026, 8:00 am - 56 minutes 23 seconds500: David Rudolph — Passover
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Rabbi Dr. David Rudolph, program director and professor at The King’s University, to talk about how the Council of Nicaea affected the dating of Easter and the implications of that for the Church and the Jewish people.
Sign Up for the BEMA Messenger
Introduction to Messianic Judaism (Zondervan), edited by David J. Rudolph et al.
A Jew to the Jews by David J. Rudolph
Oxford Handbook on Jewish Christianity and Messianic Judaism [coming soon]
Messianic Study Bible (Zondervan) [coming soon]
“The Science of Worship” (Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology) via David’s website
Covenant and the People of God, edited by David J. Rudolph, Jennifer M. Rosner, et al.
New Testament after Supersessionism, David Rudolph (series editor) — Wipf and Stock
The Voice of the Lord: Messianic Jewish Daily Devotional, edited by David J. Rudolph
Special Guest: David Rudolph.
26 March 2026, 8:00 am - 54 minutes 27 seconds499: The Four Pillars — Truth in Text
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Reed Dent to talk about his perspective on the pillar of Text.
Drawing Hands by M. C. Escher — Wikipedia
The Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2001 (PDF)
“September 11” by Scott Cairns
“Trump's name to appear on coronavirus stimulus checks sent to Americans” — Fox News
“Trump Seeks To Stimulate Economy By Sending Rare Autographed Photo To Every American” — The Onion
Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film) — Reed Dent, Letterboxd
Reviews of Wake Up Dead Man (2025 film) — Reed Dent, Letterboxd
The Poetics of Biblical Narrative by Meir Sternberg
Cross Vision by Gregory A. Boyd
Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Gregory A. Boyd
“The Bible Talk: Part 1” by Reed Dent
“The Bible Talk: Part 2” by Reed Dent
12 March 2026, 8:00 am - 56 minutes 41 seconds498: The Four Pillars — Text
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings launch a new 12-part reflection on the Four Pillars of BEMA.
26 February 2026, 9:00 am - 47 minutes 22 seconds497: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson — The Lord’s Prayer
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.
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
Special Guests: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson.
19 February 2026, 9:00 am - 39 minutes 31 seconds496: Session 10 Intro
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]
12 February 2026, 9:00 am - 50 minutes 36 seconds495: Session 9 Capstone
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
BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection
Living Unoffended by Brant Hansen
Good Books, Big Questions (Karen Stiller’s new podcast)
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
5 February 2026, 9:00 am - 26 minutes 53 seconds494: Vice & Virtue — Love
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.
29 January 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 18 minutes493: Vice & Virtue — Hope
Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé talk about hope and the potential it leans into.
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
“Holy, Holy, Holy” by Sufjan Stevens — YouTube
BEMA 430: It’s a Wonderful Life
Special Guest: Mitch Lavender.
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