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The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things we have learned together. BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.

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Latest Episodes:

364: Isaiah — Opening Provocations Oct 26, 2023

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey into the text of Isaiah, hearing the call of a father to his stubborn children.

Discussion Video for BEMA 364

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

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363: Isaiah — Prophetic Imagination Oct 19, 2023

Show notes

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.

Discussion Video for BEMA 363

The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

“What Prophecy Is For” — BibleProject Podcast

Thought of the Day: Prophetic Imagination — Marty Solomon, YouTube

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362: Isaiah — Prophetic Pathos Oct 12, 2023

Show notes

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.

Discussion Video for BEMA 362

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) — Wikipedia

“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” (Martin Luther King Jr. speech) — Wikipedia

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361: Session 8 Intro Oct 05, 2023

Show notes

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

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360: Session 7 Capstone Sep 28, 2023

Show notes

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, L. Ascone & S. Kühn — Scientific Reports

Sound Escapes Podcast

Fasting by Scot McKnight

Beholding by Strahan Coleman

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359: Dallas Jenkins — Humanity and Historicity (Bonus Episode) Sep 25, 2023

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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.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 359

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.

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358: Sabbath Practice — Prayer Sep 21, 2023

Show notes

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks pontificate on the practice of prayer.

Discussion Video for BEMA 358

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 for iPhone” by Don Reisinger — Tom’s Guide

“How to Create Custom Ringtones for Your Android Phone” by Cameron Summerson — How-To Geek

Silence (2016 film) — Letterboxd

The Cast of Rogue One — Wikipedia

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357: Sabbath Practice — Fasting Sep 14, 2023

Show notes

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks traverse the topic of fasting.

Discussion Video for BEMA 357

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

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356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III Sep 07, 2023

Show notes

Brent Billings is considering the practice of friendship with Reed Dent and his best friend and ministry partner Derrick James Rohr III.

Discussion Video for BEMA 356

CCF Truman Staff

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

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355: Sabbath Practice — Discipline Aug 31, 2023

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore Marty’s spiritual practices and see what has changed or evolved for him over the last seven years.

Discussion Video for BEMA 355

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 the Life: Spiritual Practices — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Thought of the Day: Writing the Text — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Finding Our Way Again by Brian McLaren

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Shaping Faith #5: Fasting sermon — YouTube

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