The BEMA Podcast
BEMA Discipleship
Love God. Love others. Become people of the Text.
- 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.
22 January 2026, 9:00 am - 55 minutes 36 seconds492: Vice & Virtue — Faith
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
Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil
Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman
15 January 2026, 9:00 am - 50 minutes 2 seconds491: Sandra Richter — Abigail and the Waterfall
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
“My Journey into Coal Country” — Sandra Richter, Substack
“My Journey into Coal Country, II” — Sandra Richter, Substack
[Part III coming soon]
The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren
Candy Darter (fish) — Wikipedia
Hellbender Salamander — Wikipedia
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell — Project Gutenberg
Special Guest: Sandra Richter.
8 January 2026, 9:00 am - 54 minutes 57 seconds490: Seven (Bonus Episode)
Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss the 1995 David Fincher film Seven.
1 January 2026, 9:00 am - 18 minutes 38 secondsYear-End Gifts That Keep on Giving
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings share a special brief message about year-end giving, the financial needs of our ministry, and what we hope to do in the future.
26 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 20 minutes489: Vice & Virtue — Justice
Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss justice. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Marty Solomon and Elle Grover Fricks.
Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe
Lament for Josh ft. Reed Dent — Text in Us
“Justice” by George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons — The Literature Network
Justice by Nicholas Wolterstorff
Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter
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