The BEMA Podcast
BEMA Discipleship
Love God. Love others. Become people of the Text.
- 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
18 December 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 5 minutes488: Vice & Virtue — Courage
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss courage. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Reed and Brent.
Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe
Remembering Josh Bossé — Brent Billings
“When I Am Among the Trees” by Mary Oliver in Thirst
“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry in The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó Tuama
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
“Just Do It” Motivational Speech by Shia LaBeouf — YouTube
BEMA 39: A King After God’s Own Heart
11 December 2025, 9:00 am - 12 minutes487: Sitting Shiva for Josh Bossé
Brent Billings marks the beginning of our mourning by sharing a final update about our beloved Josh Bossé.
BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection
BEMA 405: Practical Shabbat — Keeping
Josh’s Cancer Journey on CaringBridge
Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe
3 December 2025, 11:00 am - 47 minutes 42 seconds486: Vice & Virtue — Temperance
Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks talk about the virtue of temperance.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
“A Thousand No’s for Every Yes” — YouTube
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom
20 November 2025, 9:00 am - 59 minutes 22 seconds485: Vice & Virtue — Prudence
Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé dive into the virtues by talking about prudence (or wisdom).
Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard
Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
Ordet (1955 film) — Letterboxd
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